Joshua Kalinoe

This is the view of the PNG Ambassador to Belgium, Joshua Kalinoe.

The embassy in Brussels is the only Papua New Guinean representation in Belgium.

Head of Mission Joshua Kalinoe says when it comes to funding and resource allocation, Belgium should top the Government’s list as it is one of the foreign missions that brings in added value to the country, especially in terms of securing technical assistance from international bodies, trade and development systems.

“Belgium, New York, Suva and London and maybe the fifth one would be Canberra,” he said.

On 16 September, over 50 Papua New Guineans gathered at Bernd and Margaret Nickel’s residence in Berlin. They were joined by Papua New Guinea’s Ambassador to Germany and the European Union.

The garden party celebration featured cultural perfomances from New Ireland and Central, supported by performances from the Indonesian Province of West Papua and the Cook Islands. Papuan New Guinean arts and craft were also displayed.

Ambassador Joshua Kalinoe thanked his countrymen and their families for promoting the PNG culture and heritage abroad.