Charter of Mirigini for a New Bougainville

• Country/entity

  Papua New Guinea
  Bougainville
  
• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  
• Agreement name

  Charter of Mirigini for a New Bougainville
• Date

  25 Nov 1994
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Bougainville Conflict (1987 - 1998) )
• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  Bougainville: peace process
• Parties

  For National Government: Rt Hon Sir Julius Chan GCMG KBE MP, Prime Minister;
  Hon Arnold Marsipal MP, Minister for State Assisting the Prime Minister;
  Hon Castan Maibawa MP, Minister for Provincial Affairs and Village Services;
  
  For Bougainville Province: Mr Nick Penial, Chairman (South-West Interim Authority);
  Mr Thomas Anis, Buka Interim Authority;
  Mr Theodore Miriung, Interim Chairman (North Nasioi Village Council of Chiefs);
  Hon John Momis MP, Regional Member of Bougainville and Minister for Communications;
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  Parties agree to establish transitional legal body for Bougainville. Parties commit to active programme of negotiations on a political settlement, starting with a review of the 1976 Bougainville Agmt, and maintain dialogue on reconstruction and reconciliation.

• Agreement document

  PG_941125_The Charter of Mirigini for a New Bougainville.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

The Charter of Mirigini for a New Bougainville Waigani,

25 November 1994

Preamble

1. We, the leaders of the National Government and the people of Bougainville having met in Waigani, determined as partners to continue the peace process on Bougainville, commit ourselves under this Charter to a new spirit, a new deal for a new Bougainville.

2. In pursuance of the Resolution of the Bougainville Peace Conference held in Arawa from 10 - 14 October 1994, including the Agreement signed on 18 October 1994 between North Nasioi Village Council of Chiefs and the National Government, hereby resolve to step up the pace and momentum of bringing normalcy, services and legal authority to Bougainville by doing the following:

Transitional Political Arrangement

3. Under this Charter, the National Government will, in the framework of the Constitution, its relevant acts and subject to the completion of preparatory work, arrange for the establishment of a transitional legal body.

4. The National Government has agreed with the Bougainville leaders to establish a transitional legal body by March 1995, for Bougainville.

This body will be known as the Bougainville Transitional Government which shall exercise all powers and functions as set out in the Organic Law on Provincial Government.

5. The Bougainville Transitional Government will have an Assembly comprising of leaders nominated by Councils of Chiefs from each interim authority area.

6. The Assembly of the Transitional Government will act as a Constituent Assembly to review the Constitution of the North Solomons Provincial Government after a negotiated settlement is reached between the National Government and the Bougainville Transitional Government.

Political Settlement

7. The National Government and Bougainville leaders hereby declare this Charter as their commitment to an active programme for consultations and negotiations on a political settlement and that the parties shall agree on a structured programme for these talks by 31 December 1994.

8. The leaders agree that the starting point for consultations and negotiations on a new deal for Bougainville is to review the Bougainville Agreement of 1976 at the next round of talks.

Other Dialogue

9. The National Government and Bougainville leaders will maintain dialogue on all other issues pertinent to the resolution of the crises, including a programme of reconciliation, reconstruction and restoration of services in Bougainville.

Declared at Waigani on the 25th day of November 1994.

For National Government

Rt Hon Sir Julius Chan GCMG KBE MP

Prime Minister

Hon Arnold Marsipal MP

Minister for State Assisting the Prime Minister

Hon Castan Maibawa MP

Minister for Provincial Affairs and Village Services

For Bougainville Province

Mr Nick Penial

Chairman (South-West Interim Authority)

Mr Thomas Anis Buka

Interim Authority

Mr Theodore Miriung

Interim Chairman (North Nasioi Village Council of Chiefs)

Hon John Momis MP

Regional Member of Bougainville and Minister for Communications