RI and PNG discuss border agreement<\/p>\n
NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Officials from Indonesia and Papua New
\nGuinea are holding a three-day Joint Border Committee meeting in
\nhopes of fostering security, stability and better cooperation in
\nborder management.<\/p>\n
Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. opened the meeting
\non Monday and told the 66 participating officials that one
\npriority is to determine the location of a proposed border post.<\/p>\n
\"The border post should be completed by the end of the year
\n2000. However, we should also be judicious in determining where
\nand when the border post should be placed,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He expressed hopes that the Joint Sub-Committee on Security
\ncan improve cooperation so that the two countries can deal more
\neffectively with \"security disturbing groups\" that have been
\nlaunching secessionist activities.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea, through its Minister for
\nProvincial and Local Level Government Affairs of Papua New
\nGuinea, Peter Barter, affirmed its commitment to involve greater
\nnumbers of traditional peoples who live along the border in
\nbusiness activities.<\/p>\n
Barter stressed that cross-border trade is vital to the
\neconomic development of the border region, and that Papua seeks
\nthe Indonesian government's cooperation to facilitate similar
\nendeavors.<\/p>\n
Last month Papua began construction of a road connecting
\nWutung and the border in order to facilitate border crossing.<\/p>\n
Papua also agreed to sign an MOU during the three-day meeting
\nto establish an exchange rate facility for the Kina and Rupiah
\nbetween the two countries' central banks.<\/p>\n
\"The exchange rate monetary facility is expected to deter
\nattempts to set up black market in currencies,\" he said. (33)<\/p>",
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