Indonesia and PNG discuss security

Indonesia and PNG discuss security

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Security cooperation will be high on the
agenda of the Indonesian and Papua New Guinea armed forces
officials' regular meeting scheduled for today, a local official
says.

Irian Jaya deputy governor Herman Monim, who heads the
Indonesia delegation to the annual Border Liaison Meeting, said
that the meeting, which began yesterday and will conclude today,
is taking place in Port Moresby.

Other topics will be the arrangement of Indonesian border
crossers' repatriation and bilateral trade, Antara reported.

Countless numbers of Irian Jayans have, for various purposes,
reportedly crossed to neighboring countries where many of them
have familial relations.

It is known that several activists of the separatist Free
Papua Movement (OPM), who seek independence for Irian Jaya, live
in Papua New Guinea.

Indonesia dispatched 20 delegates from different agencies to
the meeting. (pan)