BY CHRIS ALEX
A delegation from the Bougainville House of Representatives have commenced a one-week parliamentary attachment with the National Parliament of Solomon Islands.
This is part of a continuing initiative to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation in the Pacific.
The visiting delegation comprises of Peter Topura, Clerk of the Bougainville House of Representatives, Mr. Adrian Hihiru, Assistant legal counsel and Wesley Porake, Director of Finance and Administration.
“This attachment programme forms part of a long-standing parliamentary twinning arrangement between the Bougainville House of Representatives, the National Parliament of Solomon Islands, and the Parliament of New South Wales (NSW), Australia,” Jefferson Hallu, Clerk to the Solomon Islands Parliament said yesterday during a press conference.
The trilateral partnership, established in 2007 under the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Pacific Twinning Programme, aims to enhance institutional capacity, promote democratic governance, and foster regional cooperation among Pacific parliaments.
During their week-long visit, the Bougainville officials will engage with various departments within the Solomon Islands Parliament, including the Parliamentary Procedure Office and the Finance and Administration Division.
The programme is designed to offer hands-on exposure to the administrative, procedural, and legal frameworks that support parliamentary operations.
“This visit further strengthens the commitment of the Bougainville House of Representatives and the National Parliament of Solomon Islands to ongoing collaboration and mutual learning in the development of effective parliamentary institutions in the Pacific region,” said Topura.
He said the focus of their visit is to mainly to look at committee procedures.
Topura stated that his focus is also on the financial aspect of Parliamentary Services in understanding how finance, legal, and procedural services function within the Solomon Islands Parliament.
The attachment is expected to promote professional development, foster institutional dialogue, and reinforce shared values of transparency, accountability, and good governance across the Pacific’s parliamentary landscape.
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