House stops Speaker's Taiwan visit
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 15:13
Fearing that a visit to Taiwan might damage Tonga's diplomatic relationship with China, Tonga's Parliament has stopped its Speaker from attending this year's Asia Pacific Parliamentary Union (APPU) meeting in Taiwan. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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'Oku ha mahino heni 'a hono
'Oku ha mahino heni 'a hono pule'i 'ehe pule'anga Siaina 'a e fu'u kau'a talatala'amoa 'oku nau pule'i 'a e pule'anga Tonga. Koeha kaunga 'a e Pule'anga Siaina ki he tau'ataina 'a e pule'anga Tonga pea mo e kakai 'o Tonga ki hono fakalele hotau pule'anga. 'Oku ha mahino heni ko Tonga 'oku 'ikai koha pule'anga tau'ataina. Kuopau ko e me'a kotoape ke fakaongoongo ki Siaina pea toki fai. Kuo 'ilo nai 'ehe kakai 'o Tonga ko e fakatata mahino 'eni, mahalo kuo 'osi mole 'a Tonga ki Siaina? pe ko e nofo munoa pe 'a e kakai kae 'ohovale pe kuo fusi 'a e fuka Siaina 'i Pangai. 'Oku 'ikai ha tu'unga lelei 'e taha matemate ke kau (influence) ha fonua muli 'I hono fakalele 'a e pule'anga Tonga, tukukehe kapau kuo pule'i 'a Tonga 'e Siaina. Na'e tu'o fiha 'a e lea 'a e APM ke tuku 'a e kaunoa 'a NZ 'i he ngaahi me'a fakalotofonua 'a e pule'anga Tonga. 'I he taimini, kuo fai 'a e tu'utu'uni ia 'a e Falealea Tonga 'o faka'ehi'ehi na'a faifai kuo 'ita 'a e pule'anga Siaina. Mahino kuo fu'u lahi mo'ua 'ikai lava ke totongi, pea vakai'i fakalelei na'a kuo 'osi fakatau 'a Tonga ki Siaina ka 'oku 'ikai ke tau 'ilo ia 'etautolu. Kainga Tonga, mou 'a 'o le'o hotau fonua faka'ofo'ofa, na'a faifai kuo tomui......SAIA