RAMSI Pledges To Work With New Government

RAMSI Pledges To Work With New Government

Wed, 25/08/2010 - 3:38pm

RAMSI Special Coordinator, Graeme Wilson, today congratulated the Hon. Danny Philip, on his election as Prime Minister and pledged to work closely with the new government.

RAMSI stands ready to work with the new government in a spirit of true partnership," Mr Wilson said.

We believe that Solomon Islands can have a bright future and would like to work closely with the new government to contribute to that goal.

Mr Wilson welcomed the Prime Ministers assurance that he wanted to work with RAMSI.

We have every confidence that, through close dialogue and consultation, we can build a genuine and constructive partnership with the new government that will serve Solomon Islands best interests.

As a nation, Solomon Islands still faces many challenges and there is much hard work to be done, the Special Coordinator said.

Those challenges include helping the economy to grow, continuing the work of fostering reconciliation and peace between various communities, and restoring the peoples faith in government through a more open and transparent system, as well as working to reduce corruption

RAMSI looks forward to playing an appropriate role in supporting the new governments efforts to deal with these challenges.

I look forward to meeting with Prime Minister Philip and his cabinet to learn more about their plans and priorities.

Mr Wilson said he also wished to congratulate all members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and RAMSIs police and military contingents who had supported the RSIPF during the recent election period.

Over the past six weeks, these men and women displayed great professionalism and dedication, working long, hard hours to make sure there was a safe and secure environment for Solomon Islands democratic processes to proceed unhindered.

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