Bougainville question is a colonial legacy, not a dispute with PNG, Tsiamalili told parliament
Speaking during the parliamentary session, Tsiamalili urged lawmakers to view both Papua New Guinea and Bougainville not as adversaries, but as joint inheritors of a colonial legacy that requires utmost statesmanship to resolve. Tsiamalili praised the historic Bougainville Peace Agreement for successfully transforming a violent colonial-era grievance into a peaceful, constitutional framework. "Neither Bougainville nor Papua New Guinea created this issue," Tsiamalili state
During a recent parliamentary session, official Tsiamalili addressed the ongoing political status of Bougainville by framing it as a shared colonial inheritance rather than a bilateral conflict. He emphasized that both Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville region are dealing with the historical consequences of external colonial rule. By shifting the perspective away from an adversarial relationship, he called for a high level of statesmanship to navigate the complex path forward. Tsiamalili also highlighted the Bougainville Peace Agreement as a crucial success, noting that it effectively transitioned a period of violent unrest into a structured, constitutional dialogue. Ultimately, he argued that neither party is responsible for the origin of these systemic challenges.
The statement represents a strategic effort to reframe the Bougainville independence issue as a collaborative historical resolution process rather than a hostile political standoff.
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