![]() Photo and Story by Charlie Clyde Tikaro Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has addressed the protesting students from the PNG University of Technology at the university campus hall. This comes after he received their petition through Morobe Governor Luther Wenge during the Morobe Provincial Assembly Meeting today. Unitech SRC President Kenzii Walipi presented a total of nine very important questions to PM Marape relating to the much talked Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) which the students had protested against on Monday. PM Marape took time to properly provide answers to each question with a lot of clarity and facts. PM Marape says the DCA signing is in no way remove the sovereignty of PNG. Doesn’t give immunity to US soldiers either. And his government acted within the law. Legal clearance was given by the various authorities involved including the solicitor general.
It is not a treaty. But an agreement. And will be available for public consumption after it passes through Parliament. PM Marape pledged to send a team consisting of staff from PNG Defense Force, Foreign Affairs and Public Solicitor to Unitech to have an open dialogue with the students on the DCA signing with US and other similar signings with other countries like Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia that were done long ago and still active today. Students were highly commended by PM Marape for showing maturity in voicing their concerns. Also read Comments are closed.
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