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Government should be ‘more patient, less reactive’ on Papua issue
The jakarta Post – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo delegates the formulation of Indonesia’s position on global matters without much guidance or clarity, observers say.The Jakarta Post’s Tama Salim interviewed Siswo Pramono, head of the Foreign Ministry’s Policy Analysis and Development Agency (BPPK), to review his foreign policy and strategies for the next three years. Here are excerpts from the interview:

Question: What is the current priority of Indonesian foreign policy?

Answer: The closest region is our biggest priority, not just for economic reasons but also for our survival, which is highly dependent on ASEAN.
The challenges in ASEAN are enormous: first, a fundamental change in […] the “ASEAN way,” which has taken on new […] meanings with the generational changes.
We have the generation of [Foreign Minister] Retno [LP Marsudi] — the third generation [of the ministry’s diplomats] — but then we have a generation of people from ministries and other counterparts who have not changed all that much.
ASEAN […] requires constant care in preserving its unity; the challenge is in the political communication.
Secondly, while our foreign policy is formulated for the long term, we feel its direct impact when it is tangible. So […] when [ASEAN] members converge into a single market we may not be able to discern its effects on prosperity within a day, but we can sense it through the penetration of goods [into the market].
[…] In celebrating ASEAN’s 50th anniversary next year, we’ve gone through many changes, including the ASEAN Charter. There is so much transparency now […] Concrete projects include the ASEAN Economic Community […] but […] we need to better inform our people about the [risks]. […]
What did you mean with generational differences among those shaping foreign policy?
[…] A lot of the [1945 generation] were Dutch-educated; […] even for homegrown talents, most universities were developed by the Dutch. So when we speak about the foreign policy of that time, we speak of
de-colonization.
[…] Then the development of schools of thought from one generation to another is quite dynamic, owing [partly] to the extraordinary democracy in 1955 […]
We had products of Dutch thinking and then American. Then we shifted more toward the Pacific […]; around 20,000 Indonesians are studying in Australia. So we have had a Western perspective within the Asian experience. But nowadays we have more people who studied in Japan, South Korea and China […]
So how do we interpret the ASEAN Way through the eyes of our current generation? And how do others, such as Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam or the Philippines, see the ASEAN Way through their perspective? […]
[We require] brainstorming among leaders […] including how to face the common challenge of the South China Sea debacle. […] If these parties [in ASEAN are] economically close but are culturally different, it is something we only find out from intense dialogue.

What other regions will the Foreign Ministry prioritize apart from ASEAN?
We see [the importance of] the Indian Ocean through our leadership [in the Indian Ocean Rim Association, IORA]. […] Indonesia is bound by […] the Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea and the East Asia region to the north, and to our west is the Indian Ocean […]
When President Joko “Jokowi’ Widodo speaks about the Indo-Pacific region and the “maritime axis,” he refers to the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, including the South China Sea.
So in line with the maritime axis plan […], the foundation of our foreign policy in the last two years, we have to connect the two oceans.
Indonesia is more focused on communicating inwardly through infrastructure development — building ports, toll roads etc. But now we are being challenged by China on how to connect the maritime axis plan with their One Belt, One Road initiative. […]
Indonesia [must also] consider the Indian Ocean […]
Jokowi’s maritime axis plan [also comprises] the Pacific — the southwest Pacific in the context of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) and the Papua issue. Although we try to avoid internationalization of the Papua issue, many people out there make a fuss about it.
[As] a G20 member state, […] we are now a donor country, meaning we have to funnel our resources in the Pacific.
Compared to ASEAN, with a combined GDP of US$2.3 trillion […] and IORA with around $9 trillion; the MSG [has] a total GDP of $23 billion. So with a GDP of roughly $850 billion, we can play a bigger role [in the Pacific].
[…] the government should be more patient and be less reactive. […] We place great care in the MSG as it is a part of the South Pacific. […] Because it is a sensitive issue in eastern Indonesia and President Jokowi has just inaugurated several projects in Papua, the MSG should feel it is benefiting from Indonesia becoming one of its members. […]
The MSG orients itself toward ASEAN. […] Indonesia is part-Melanesian, as evidenced by our 11 million Melanesian population [in eastern Indonesia]. If they join the MSG, their slice of the political pie will get bigger and the eastern region […] will become their bridge to the Asian market. There are already direct flights from PNG to Bali […]
Papua is first and foremost Indonesia’s domestic problem […] Papua can also become a potential gateway for our friends in the Pacific to access the Asian market. […]
So these past two years Pak Jokowi has been promoting the maritime axis plan, but now we must devise concrete strategies and translate them into foreign policy. [Our challenge is] not only to realize the connectivity […] but also to ensure it becomes the gateway to profits in the Indian Ocean, in East Asia and the South China Sea area, as well as in the Pacific. [..]
Do we need better coordination among government bodies?
[…] it is up to each ministry to respond to the will of the President, who represents the will of the people. And how his ministers respond will heavily depend on how everything is coordinated.
For instance, in negotiations on the South China Sea, [apart from] the Foreign Ministry there is the Office of the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister and the Navy — even the Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Ministry is involved […] because development on the Natuna islands will be decisive in maintaining sovereignty in the area.
[But] […] it remains the domain of the foreign minister to convey the substance to ASEAN or China. Interdepartmental coordination is crucial because Indonesia [has] many gaps — whether between east and west or among competing interests. But it is the purpose of good governance to ensure that everything [put out as a policy] is discussed together.
December 14, 2016
Deklarasi Front Rakyat Indonesia untuk West Papua: Free West Papua
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DEKLARASI RAKYAT INDONESIA MENDUKUNG HAK UNTUK MENENTUKAN NASIB SENDIRI BANGSA WEST PAPUA
Sejak masuknya Indonesia ke West Papua pada tahun 1963, tak henti-hentinya bangsa Papua menderita di bawah kolonialisme Indonesia. Manipulasi sejarah dilakukan secara sistematis oleh pemerintah Indonesia. Akar konflik yang tak kunjung selesai di West Papua dikarenakan oleh manipulasi sejarah ini.
Pada tahun 1969, PEPERA (Penentuan Pendapat Rakyat), referendum untuk menentukan apakah West Papua akan bergabung dengan Indonesia, dilaksanakan dengan penuh tipu muslihat. Maka hasil dari PEPERA adalah tidak sah.
Nasionalisme sempit dengan jargon “NKRI Harga Mati” telah mematikan banyak orang West Papua. Ribuan telah dibunuh, disiksa dan diculik oleh negara. Perampasan lahan juga terjadi di mana-mana. Pembungkaman kebebasan berekspresi dan berpendapat terhadap orang West Papua adalah salah satu yang terburuk di negeri ini.
Maka dari itu, kami rakyat Indonesia menganggap bahwa sudah saatnya rakyat West Papua bisa menentukan nasib di tanah mereka sendiri.
Dengan ini kami bermaksud untuk mengajak dan mengundang rekan-rekan media untuk meliput “Deklarasi Front Rakyat Indonesia untuk West Papua” melalui konferensi pers yang akan diadakan pada:
Hari dan Tanggal : Selasa, 29 November 2015
Waktu : 10:30 s/d selesai
Tempat : Lantai 1 Gedung LBH Jakarta
Jalan Diponegoro No. 74 Menteng, Jakarta Pusat
Demikian undangan ini kami sampaikan, untuk informasi lebih lanjut dapat menghubungi Surya Anta (081574304391). Atas perhatian dan kerjasamanya, kami ucapkan terima kasih.
Jakarta, 28 November 2016
Hormat kami,

Front Rakyat Indonesia untuk West Papua
(FREE-WEST PAPUA)
November 29, 2016
Indonesian president Joko Widodo cancels Australia visit amid protests in Jakarta
Postponement follows widespread unrest in Jakarta over claims its Christian governor had insulted the Qur’an

Indonesian Muslim protesters march during a demonstration in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday. Indonesian president Joko Widodo has postponed his visit to Australia . Photograph: Xinhua / Barcroft Images
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Saturday 5 November 2016 05.16 GMT
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has cancelled his imminent visit to Australia after violent Islamist protests erupted in Jakarta.
President Widodo – known as Jokowi – was set to arrive on Sunday for a three-day visit to meet his Australian counterpart, prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, as well as other ministers and business leaders. He was also scheduled to address the Australian parliament on Monday.
However, protests in the streets of Jakarta, which began peacefully on Friday in response to accusations the governor, a Christian, had insulted the Qur’an, turned violent.
Turnbull said he had received a call from Jokowi on Saturday afternoon to express regret that his trip would have to be rescheduled “as a result of the security situation in Jakarta which requires his personal attention”.
“I said we were sorry we would not be able to welcome him to Australia tomorrow but entirely understood the need for him to remain in Indonesia at this time,” said Turnbull.
“While disappointing, we agreed the postponement will not affect the need for continued and enhanced cooperation across a range of shared interests and challenges, including the threat of terrorism to our region.”
In September, the Jakarta governor, Basuki Tjahja Purnama, was accused by Muslim groups of insulting the religion after he said political opponents had used a verse of the Qur’an to deceive voters and tell them they should not choose non-Muslims as leaders. Critics interpreted his comments as a criticism of the Qur’an, and he apologised.
Purnama, the first ethnic Chinese to lead the Indonesian capital, is up for re-election in February.
Islamic demonstrators march in central Jakarta after a day of protest on Friday. Photograph: Ed Wray/Getty Images
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Jokowi called for calm as the protests – which swelled to an estimated 150,000 people following Friday prayers – escalated later in the night, and hit out at unnamed politicians for stoking the situation.
“We deplore the incident after the Isha prayers, when should have already disbanded but became violent. And, we see this was steered by political actors who were exploiting the situation,” he said.
Widodo, a Muslim, has vowed not to interfere in any legal proceedings against Purnama, according to media reports. But he said at his news conference that any legal process involving Purnama would be executed “swiftly, firmly and transparently”.
One protester has died, reportedly of an asthma attack, and 12 were injured in early skirmishes but reports later emerged of dozens of protesters and security personnel being treated for injuries. Police fired teargas and a watercannon at the crowds gathered around the presidential palace. More than 18,000 personnel and military were deployed ahead of the rallies, the national police chief, General Tito, said.
Turnbull said the visit would be rescheduled as soon as “mutually convenient dates” were found.
Negotiations on the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement would continue, he said.
November 19, 2016
Questions Over Jakarta’s Push for Australia Messenger Role
Radio NZ – 1 November 2016
There are questions over the effectiveness of a push by Indonesia to have Australia lean on Pacific countries to not talk about West Papua.
Ryamizard Ryacudu Photo: SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP
Indonesia’s Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has urged Australia to rebuke Pacific states, in particular Solomon Islands, for raising Papua in global fora.
He urged Canberra to speak to Honiara on the matter because Australia contributes a big aid package in the Solomons.
Pacific leaders at the UN General Assembly expressed concern about human rights abuses in Papua. Top L to R: Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai; Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare; Tonga Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva. Bottom L to R: Nauru President Baron Waqa; Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine; Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga Photo: UN Photo
“In fact, the one thing that Pacific island countries really value is their sovereignty, so it is not as if Australia can just tell them what to do.” – Dr Stewart Firth duration 3′ :19″
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“In fact, the one thing that Pacific island countries really value is their sovereignty, so it is not as if Australia can just tell them what to do.” – Dr Stewart Firth
A Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, Stewart Firth, said Jakarta has misinterpreted Australia’s relationship with Pacific countries.
“These are sovereign states. And in particular in the case of Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands has a right to do that [speak out about West Papua] as a sovereign country, and Australia’s not in a very good position to tell them differently”, Dr Firth said.
“The one thing that Pacific Island countries really value is their sovereignty.
“Of course there continues to be big bilateral aid, but that doesn’t mean you can then determine a country’s foreign policy,” he said.
Dr Firth said Jakarta’s sensitivity is evident in multiple representations on the matter by government ministers.
“What’s worrying the Indonesians is the way in which this whole question of membership in the MSG has assumed a kind of symbolic political value to West Papuan independence activists,” he said.
“And earlier this year we saw major demonstrations in a number of towns in West Papua, for which people were arrested and so on, because they were demonstrating in favour of West Papuan membership in the MSG.”
November 19, 2016
Jakarta Diplomacy Odd and Backwards, ULMWP
Radio NZ – 3 November 2016
A warning by Indonesia’s Defence Minister for Pacific countries not to speak out about West Papua has been described as an odd and backward form of diplomacy.
The Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu urged Australia to rebuke Pacific states, in particular Solomon Islands, for raising West Papua in global forums and inviting Papuans to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).
Indonesia’s Defence Minister for Pacific countries says Indonesia is a sleeping tiger that can attack if disturbed. Photo: AFP
He subsequently told Australian media that it’s better if Canberra delivers the warning to Pacific governments, because if it was left to him he would ‘twist their ears’.
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s Pacific regional ambassador Akabou Amatus Douw said the minister’s statements in the past week show a militaristic attitude, out of touch with Pacific Islanders.
At September’s UN General Assembly session, leaders of seven Pacific states spoke out about rights abuses in Papua and on support for Papuan self-determination.
Pacific leaders at the UN General Assembly expressed concern about human rights abuses in Papua. Left to right: Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai; Solomon Islands Prime Minsister Manasseh Sogavare; Tonga Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva; Nauru President Baron Waqa; Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine; Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga Photo: UN Photo
Ryamizard warned that Indonesia would not stay silent when its sovereignty is compromised – he described Indonesia as a sleeping tiger that can attack if disturbed.
Mr Douw said the minister’s sleeping tiger analogy was, in a sense, apt.
“This expression is symbolic,” he explained, “meaning that Indonesia’s sleeping face [will] never wake up to see what [is] their wrongdoing with massive atrocities and genocide to the Papuan minority.”
The ULMWP, which has observer status in the MSG, is pushing for full membership in the group, something opposed by Indonesia which is an associate MSG member.
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s ambassador for Australia and Pacific countries, Amatus Douw. Photo: RNZI
Mr Douw has urged the leaders of Australia and Indonesia to have a robust discussion on West Papua.
The Indonesian President Joko Widodo is due to have his first state visit to Australia this month for bilateral talks with Australia’s prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Mr Douw is pushing for the two governments to abolish the Lombok Treaty between the two countries which formalised both governments’ agreement to oppose Papuan separatism.
“This already became a hell policy,” said Mr Douw, “because the fact that Australian government trained Indonesian army who evolved in killing and torturing Papuan freedom fighter then we indicated that killing of younger generation is new form of genocide.”
November 19, 2016
ICMI Condemns Pacific Countries over Meddling on West Papua Issue
Jakarta, Jubi – The Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) condemned the statement by Pacific countries’ leaders for what it called their meddling in Indonesia’s affairs over West Papua.
ICMI Deputy Chairman Priyo Budi Santoso in a press release received in Jakarta on Thursday (29/9/2016) accused those Pacific leaders of intervening concerning West Papua.
“Pacific countries should not intervene the internal affairs of Indonesia with provocative statements that the West Papua should be given their rights for self-determination,” said Priyo.The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Manasye Sogavere said there have been the human rights violations in West Papua, therefore the people should be given the rights for self-determination through a referendum to decide whether they would stay with the Republic of Indonesia or build their own state.
Priyo asserted that West Papua Province could not be separated from Indonesia. So, if there are problems, the one who should be responsible to resolve it is the Indonesian Government, not other countries.
“So, if there are problems in West Papua, the Indonesian Government has responsibility to resolve it”. According to him, the open statement by the Pacific countries has been disturbed and intervened the internal affairs of Indonesia in the UN forum.
“As the neighbor countries, they shouldn’t do it, because the problems occurred in West Papua is the internal affairs of Indonesia as the sovereign country and the member of the United Nations,” said Priyo.
He urged the Indonesian Government to explicitly condemn the provocative act by Pacific countries against West Papua. In their statement, ICMI is clearly support the Unitary State of the Republic Indonesia or death! and West Papua is part of the Republic Indonesia, therefore it should be kept under the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia. (*/rom)
November 19, 2016
Jakarta pressures Julie Bishop on Papua
Indonesian Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu.
Indonesia has asked Australia to caution its Pacific Island neighbours against interfering in the West Papua issue and to urge them to withdraw support for West Papuan membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, warning that the issue could pose a “stumbling block” to closer bilateral ties.
Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu told The Australian yesterday he made the request to Australia’s defence and foreign ministers during their annual meeting in Bali last week and “the response has been good. It is unlikely they will refuse”.
“I have told Australia … we should maintain our close relationship and not let issues like this be a stumbling block to our relationship,” he said.
At Friday’s ministerial meeting, Australia and Indonesia also agreed to consider joint patrols of areas of the contested South China Sea and pirate-infested Sulu Sea between Indonesia and The Philippines. That will likely be discussed further when Indonesian President Joko Widodo makes his first official state visit to Australia on Sunday.
General Ryamizard’s decision to publicly raise the West Papua issue appears designed to pressure Canberra into adopting a stronger public defence of Indonesia’s position.
The bid for West Papuan membership of MSG, likely to be decided by year-end, has become a rallying point for the Free West Papua movement, which argues that the territory’s UN-supervised vote to stay with Indonesia in 1968 was secured by cheating and military intimidation.
Indonesia is an MSG associate but is lobbying hard against Papuan admission since the United Liberation Movement of West Papua gained observer status last year.
The group’s chairman, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, champions West Papuan representation. He was one of seven Pacific leaders to speak out against human rights abuses in the Papua provinces and to support self-determination at last month’s UN General Assembly.
After the ministerial meeting on Friday, General Ryamizard said: “I have told Australia we never interfere with the internal affairs of any other country and we will strongly object if other countries do so to us.
“So please tell Solomon Island and those six nations (from the MSG) never to interfere or encourage West Papua to join them.
“Those countries better keep their mouths shut and mind their own business. It is better that (Australia) speaks to them gently. If it was left up to me, I would twist their ears.”
John Blaxland, of ANU”s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, said Canberra would have little choice but to speak to the Solomons (which gets $162 million Australian aid this year) and “remind them of which side their bread is buttered”.
However, the Indonesian minister’s public statements were “extremely unhelpful” because they brought the issue into the open, which was wanted only by pro-independence activists. Dr Blaxland, said it was “completely toxic for Australia”.
“The restoration of the bilateral security relationship is predicated on us being supportive over West Papua and the Indonesians are acutely sensitive to Australia’s role in that.
“We can’t afford for West Papua to sour relations between Australia and Indonesia when there are so many other issues on the agenda dependant on us maintaining an even keel in that relationship,” he added.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop yesterday confirmed West Papua was discussed at last week’s meeting but would not say whether Australia would pass on Indonesia’s message to Pacific Island nations.

The Australian 12:00AM November 2, 2016
November 12, 2016
Oposisi sarankan Sogavare tak konfrontatif dengan Indonesia
Jayapura, Jubi – Oposisi parlemen Kepulauan Solomon mendesak Perdana Menteri Manasseh Sogavare dan Pemerintah untuk meninjau kembali pendekatan terhadap isu Papua Barat dengan Indonesia.
Dalam sebuah pernyataan hari ini, Kamis (10/11/2016), kelompok oposisi mengatakan bahwa peringatan oleh Menteri Luar Negeri Indonesia yang disampaikan kepada Menlu Australia jangan dianggap enteng oleh pemerintah.
“Kita semua memiliki kekhawatiran atas masalah hak asasi manusia di Papua Barat. Tapi ada cara lain untuk menangani masalah ini, bukan pendekatan konfrontatif yang diambil oleh Perdana Menteri saat ini. Hal ini tidak hanya mengganggu kedaulatan Indonesia tetapi juga mencampuri urusan dalam negeri negara itu,”
sebut kelompok oposisi dalam pernyataannya.
Kelompok oposisi merekomendasikan agar Perdana Menteri Sogavare melanjutkan hubungan yang dibangun oleh pemerintah sebelumnya dan bekerja melalui Duta Besar Kepulauan Solomon di Jakarta.
“Sikap seperti yang ditunjukkan oleh Perdana Menteri saat ini tidak akan membantu jalannya isu Papua Barat di tingkat internasional,” kata kelompok oposisi.
Kelompok oposisi mengatakan Perdana Menteri telah keliru tentang masalah penting ini, yang tidak hanya akan memperburuk masalah Papua Barat tetapi juga menyakiti Kepulauan Solomon.
“Indonesia adalah mitra penting bagi negara kita dalam perdagangan, energi, perikanan, pengembangan, pelatihan dan pertukaran budaya. Indonesia adalah anggota berpengaruh dari beberapa lembaga multilateral di kawasan Asia dimana Kepulauan Solomon juga memiliki ketergantungan,”
lanjut kelompok oposisi.
Kelompok oposisi menekankan Perdana Menteri perlu keterlibatan intensif Indonesia dalam masalah Papua Barat, bukan pendekatan konfrontatif seperti yang saat ini dilakukannya.
Perdana Menteri Sogavare sendiri, saat ini telah dipecat oleh partainya, terhitung Rabu (9/11/2016) sore. Pemecatannya disebutkan oleh Presiden United Democratic Party’s (UDP) Sir Tommy Chan, dikarenakan complain anggota koalisi di parlemen atas gaya kepemimpinan Sogavare.
Meski demikian, Sogavare mendapatkan dukungan dari anggota partai UDP di parlemen Kepulauan Solomon yang menyebutkan pemecatan Sogavare dilakukan oleh Sir Tommy Chan tanpa konsultasi dengan eksekutif partai. (*)
November 12, 2016
Ramos Horta says Indonesia must settle Papua abuses
The former president of Timor-Leste has encouraged Indonesia to settle cases of human rights abuses in Papua.
Jose Ramos-Horta visited the region earlier this month and says Indonesia must not view the Papuan people as enemies, but work with them.
During his visit he met with officials as well as former separatist rebels.
The Jakarta Post reports Mr Ramos-Horta said Indonesia should avoid using violence that often ends up wounding innocent civilians.
He said Papuans are hopeful for peace and further development, but it is up to the Indonesian authorities to promote more dialogue.
East Timor’s former president Jose Ramos Horta. Photo:

November 5, 2016
Solomons won’t enter media duel with Jakarta
Radio NZ– The Solomon Islands government says it’s not in a position to respond to a warning from Indonesia’s government not to speak out about West Papua.
The Solomon Islands Special Envoy on West Papua Rex Horoi told the Assembly that Indonesia should allow UN Special Rapporteurs into West Papua. Photo: UN Video

Indonesia’s Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has urged Australia to pass on a message to Pacific Island governments to not interfere in Indonesian domestic affairs.
In media comments in the past week, he pressed Canberra to rebuke Pacific states, in particular Solomon Islands, for raising Papua in global forums and inviting Papuans to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
Photo: AFP
The Solomons’ envoy on West Papua, Rex Horoi, said his government won’t respond to what is effectively a media statement.
“Due to the fact that we have not received any formal communication (on the matter) either from Jakarta or from Canberra, why should we respond at this stage? Therefore we will not respond until we receive such communication through diplomatic channels,” he said.
Mr Ryacudu also told Australian media that it is better if Canberra delivers the warning to Pacific governments, because if it was left to him he would ‘twist their ears’ and described Indonesia as a sleeping tiger that can attack if disturbed.
However Mr Horoi said Pacific countries raised Papua in global fora because West Papuans lives matter.
“We speak collectively on abuse and human rights violations in West Papua because we have received reliable sources of information,” he explained, “and therefore that is the collective concern of the civil society, public and governments of the region.”
Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has confirmed having discussed West Papua last week with the Indonesian Defence Minister, but wouldn’t be pressed on whether Canberra will pass the warning on.
November 4, 2016

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