Dialog planned for Habibie

Dialog planned for Habibie

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: President B.J. Habibie will visit Irian
Jaya for a discussion with local public figures after Idul Fitri
next month, Minister/State Secretary Akbar Tandjung said on
Friday.

Akbar, who was on an official visit here, said the discussion
would provide Irianese leaders an opportunity to talk through
their problems with the President, including their desire for
greater autonomy or even an independent state.

He added, however, that Irian Jaya should remain part of
Indonesia.

Irian Jaya has seen its share of an insurgency movement by
people demanding independence. (01)