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16 April 2007

ADB Asked to Assist Solomon Islands Government in Coordinating Recovery Process after Tsunami

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS - In the aftermath of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, people are starting to talk about reconstruction of their communities.

“Sound infrastructure is vital to bringing normality back to peoples’ lives,” said Solomon Islands Finance Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo. “We want to see economic activity flourishing in the west once again,” he said.

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