Border talks resume

Border talks resume

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Officials from Indonesia and Papua New
Guinea resumed their discussions on Monday to delineate the
border between the two countries.

Antara reported that Irian Jaya Governor Basyir Bachtiar
opened the latest round of Border Liaison Meetings with an appeal
to all members to first try to resolve the decisions still
pending from the last meeting in Rabaul, held on the other side
of the border last July.

The meeting is also expected to discuss the issues of border
crossings, exchange of currencies, trade and the prospect of
joint ventures in fisheries.

Also on the agenda is the plan to build a road linking the
Kuow village in Irian Jaya with the village of Wutung near Vanimo
in Papua New Guinea. There is also a plan to build a similar road
linking the southern part of the two countries.

The meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday will be held on board the
KM Dobonsolo as it sails southward towards Sorong. (emb)