Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders say that to progress the application for membership in the group by the West Papua National Coalition for Liberation, it is important to continually engage with Indonesia.
At the conclusion of the 19th MSG leader summit in Noumea, the leaders resolved to purpose increased dialogue with Jakarta over the West Papua issue.
"MSG leader officially addressedd the sensitive issue of human rights violation in West Papua for the first time at this summit. While they have deferred a decision on the West Papuan membership bid, the have approved a roadmap on wich the application can be considered at a letter point. The key to this roadmap is rising the MSG's concern with Jakarta over violation and atrocities in West Papua. The MSG has agreed to send a Fiji-led foreign Ministers delegation to Indonesia this year to discuss West Papua, and then after subsequent report is presented to leaders, the West Papua Nationan Coalition for Liberation will be officially informed of the MSG decision regarding the application,"
Resource : Radio New Zaeland International
At the conclusion of the 19th MSG leader summit in Noumea, the leaders resolved to purpose increased dialogue with Jakarta over the West Papua issue.
"MSG leader officially addressedd the sensitive issue of human rights violation in West Papua for the first time at this summit. While they have deferred a decision on the West Papuan membership bid, the have approved a roadmap on wich the application can be considered at a letter point. The key to this roadmap is rising the MSG's concern with Jakarta over violation and atrocities in West Papua. The MSG has agreed to send a Fiji-led foreign Ministers delegation to Indonesia this year to discuss West Papua, and then after subsequent report is presented to leaders, the West Papua Nationan Coalition for Liberation will be officially informed of the MSG decision regarding the application,"
Resource : Radio New Zaeland International