The ceremony which also featured the official closure of the week-long Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat ‘haus krai’ was jointly organised with the Vanuatu Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ‘haus krai' was officially opened last Friday by Deputy Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau.
The event, which was attended by senior Government officials, Heads of Regional Organisations and members of the Diplomatic Corp, coincided with the state funeral and burial service for Somare.
Somare, the founding father of Papua New Guinea passed away late last month.
