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Fiji PM: Indonesia, we're with you
Fiji Sun - June 17, 2015
He said that West Papua was under the sovereignty of Indonesia. "We feel for the sovereignty of the people of West Papua but we must also remember that it is under the sovereignty of Indonesia."
West Papua will top the agenda when the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meets in Honiara on Wednesday next week. The MSG will hear an application for membership from the West Papua separatist movement. A similar bid was knocked back at last year's MSG leader's summit in New Caledonia.
Mr Bainimarama said: "For West Papua to become an MSG member, it would depend on our meeting in Honiara."
Separatist Papuan groups are hoping that the recognition of their identity would come from MSG and they will be accepted as a member. For decades, some have been fighting for independence from Indonesia.
Acting Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Esala Nayasi said from Honiara yesterday that West Papua was among the 19 regional issues that would be discussed. Other issues will include the future of the Pacific Islands Forum, the Pacific Islands Development Forum and climate change.
Mr Bainimarama will lead the Fijian delegation. He will be leaving Fiji next Tuesday. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, will leave for Honiara on Saturday.
Source: http://Fijisun.Com.Fj/2015/06/17/Pm-Indonesia-Were-With-You/.
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