O’Neill thanks China for Centre

Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has thanked the Chinese government for delivering the International Convention Centre to the PNG government on Tuesday.

O’Neill was represented by Minister for Sports and National events Justin Tkatchenko at the official opening yesterday in Port Moresby.

Delivering his (O’Neil’s) speech at the event, Tkatchenko said the International Convention Centre was seen in media around the world and displayed another example of the development of PNG as a nation that is changing.

“Already this building has hosted two major APEC events and a regional judges conference this year that tested the facility and was widely praised by our international visitors.

“Then in May and June this this year, we hosted 79 countries for the 8th African Caribbean and Pacific Leaders Summit.”

O’Neill said in the coming years the leaders of many nations will meet under this roof.

He added that the APEC Leaders Summit will take place in November 2018 and the centre will host the ABAC dialogue and CEO summit.

“This will bring together the Prime Ministers and Presidents of our APEC countries with senior businesspeople from around the world.

“Hosting APEC in 2018 does bring challenges, but through the delivery of infrastructure such as this building, reduces the challenges.

“May this building be a lasting monument to the success of the relationship between our nations and to the success of the relationship between Papua New Guinea and China,” says O’Neill.

Author: 
Freddy Mou