19 Jun 2002

Solomons government to discuss help with aid donors

8:32 am on 19 June 2002

The Solomon Islands government will today meet aid donors in Honiara to seek more help with the country's economic problems.

The government is to present a four-point plan to restore its finances as the financial and debt situation is unsustainable and in need of urgent attention.

A government statement says to prevent a further slide into poverty, Solomon Islands must stabilise its national finances and promote a recovery led by the private sector and the provinces.

The donors will be told that improving law and order and setting up a federal system are vital parts of the plan.