Its leader Don Polye described the row as an ‘embarrassment for PNG’.
“The Prime Minister and his Trade Minister should leave the matter with the Foreign Affairs Minister, whose department has the capacity and systematic memory to deal with it within the protocols of conventions and agreements.
“It should have easily been dealt with amicably without any complications through the diplomatic channels,” said Polye.
He said PNG is a ‘big brother’ among the Melanesian countries, adding it lodging a trade row with Fiji only reflected naivety and incompetency.
