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Solomons against full West Papua MSG membership
Radio New Zealand International - June 18, 2015
In a statement issued this evening, the Government, which hosts the MSG summit next week, says it would agree that any submission for full membership by a group representing Melanesians throughout Indonesia if it is united and done in consultation with Indonesia.
It says it also wants the MSG to continue looking at ways to make Indonesia an associate member of the MSG.
The Government says it has made its decisions to enhance Melanesian solidarity, values, continuity and maintain good neighbourliness.
The New Caledonia FLNKS and Vanuatu have traditionally backed West Papua's push to join the MSG, but Port Vila's position is unclear after the toppling of the Natuman Government.
Fiji has been strongly backing the Jakarta position and the leadership in Papua New Guinea has been ambivalent on the issue.
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