PNG PM Marape Presents K1.8 to Australia for Fire Appeal
PNG Prime Minister James Marape, MP, yesterday, presented a cheque of more than K1.8 million to the Government of Australia, to assist those affected by the fires in Australia, early this year.
This funds were raised through the PNG Hearts for Australia Fire Appeal 2020, by the PNG Government, business houses and individuals.
In conveying PNG’s sympathies with those affected by the fires, PM Marape said it is not the amount that matters, it is the goodness and kind gesture of our hearts that matters.
“We owe it to each other as neighbors, friends and ‘wantoks’,” PM Marape said.
He said our relations with Australia is not by choice but by our geographical location and dates back many centuries.
The total amount donated was K1,856,009.58.
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This funds were raised through the PNG Hearts for Australia Fire Appeal 2020, by the PNG Government, business houses and individuals.
In conveying PNG’s sympathies with those affected by the fires, PM Marape said it is not the amount that matters, it is the goodness and kind gesture of our hearts that matters.
“We owe it to each other as neighbors, friends and ‘wantoks’,” PM Marape said.
He said our relations with Australia is not by choice but by our geographical location and dates back many centuries.
The total amount donated was K1,856,009.58.
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