The Hutjena Record

• Country/entity

  Papua New Guinea
  Bougainville
  
• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  
• Agreement name

  The Hutjena Record
• Date

  15 Dec 1999
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

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

  Pre-negotiation/process
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  Bougainville: peace process
• Parties

  The Rt. Hon Sir Michael T. Somare GCMG CH M.P., Papua New Guinea Delegation; Joseph C. Kabui, Hon. John Morris, Bougainville Delegation
• Third parties

  Witnessed by: Ambassador Noel Sinclair, United Nations Observers Mission; Brigadier Frank Roberts, Commander PMG; Hon. Kilroy Genia, MP, Minister for Justice; Hon. Michael Ogio, MP, Minister for Forest; Hon. Michael Laimo, MP, Member for South Bougainville; Hon. Samuel Akoitai, MP, Member for Central Bougainville; James Tanis, Vice President, Bougainville Peoples Congress; Thomas Anis, Vice President, Bougainville Peoples Congress; Mr Joel Banam, Chairman Council of Elders Leitana; Mr Carolus Ketsimur, Chairman Council of Elders North Bougainville; Mr Joseph Bana, Chairman Council of Elders South Bougainville; Mr Gurdon Bure, Chairman Council of Elders, Central Bougainville; Mrs Elizabeth Burain, Womens Representative
• Description

  This short agreement sets out a Bougainville common negotiating position between Papa New Guinea government and the Bougainville People’s Congress, including granting of Autonomy to Bougainville, subject to negotiations.

• Agreement document

  PG_991215_Hutjena Record.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 Hutjena Record

Recording a meeting between the delegation of teh Government of Papua New Guinea and the delegation of Bougainville on 14th and 15th day of December 1999.

Recording of Meeting

The Bougainville Delegation presented to the Rt.

Hon.

Sir Michael Somare GCMG CH MP a document recording Bougainville's common view as to the future of Bougainville and noted that the people of Bougainville are of the firm conviction tha tthe issues of Autonomy and Referendum are inseparably linked and must be considered together.

In recieving the document Sir Michael Somare said that

- the National Executive Council has met and defined the PNG Govenment delegation's mandate, which includes receiving proposals from the Bougainville delegation, presenting them to NEC, and providing a reply;

and

- whatever might be requested, discussed or agreed here is subject to the final authority of the NEC and the National Parliament.

The Following Common understnadings have been reached:

1. That the minister shall take a submission on the issue of Referendum as outlined in teh Bougainville parties joint negotiating documents to the National Executive Council for its consideration.

2. That the Government of Papua New Guinea agrees that the highest possible Autonomy shall be granted to Bougainville, subject to negotiation.

3. That the Governemnt shall at the same time provide its response to the principle of Referendum as outlined in the Bougainville proposal.

4. As a result of the decision of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea on the suspension of the Government of Bougainville interim arrangements for Government on Bougainville should be delevoped and agreed between the parties.

5. The Parties shall meet before the end of January 2000 to consider the responses of the Government of Papua New Guinea.

Signed on the 15th Day of December 1999.

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