The governments of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville have settled on US$173.5-million (621 million-kina) as the total amount of money the former owes the latter.
It's one of the resolutions of a fruitful meeting between PNG's prime minister James Marape and Ishmael Toroama, the president of the autonomous region of Bougainville.
PNG Prime Minister James Marape (centre) arrives in Arawa for talks with Bougainville's President Ishmael Toroama (second from right) 5 February, 2021
Photo: PNG PM Media
At the Joint Supervisory Body (JSB) meeting in Arawa, the two sides set out a basic framework for consultations over the outcome of Bougainville's independence referendum.