пятница, 2 марта 2012 г.

Fed: PM to visit Solomon Islands

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Fed: PM to visit Solomon Islands

MELBOURNE, Aug 22 AAP - Prime Minister John Howard will visit the Solomons Islandsnext week to thank Australian forces.

About 1,200 Australian troops and police are in the Solomons to restore law and orderas part of an Australian-led intervention force.

Mr Howard will fly into the Solomons on Monday and return that night.

"It's just an opportunity to say "thank-you, well done the country's behind you, youare doing a good job," Mr Howard told radio station 3AW.

"Because it's gone so well everybody just assumes it's a cake walk. It's not."

Mr Howard said he could not say how long forces will remain on the island, but policewere likely to stay longer.

"I'm not putting months or weeks on it - but we hope to see some military draw down,but the police are likely to be there for quite some time," he said.

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KEYWORD: SOLOMONS HOWARD

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