Irianese students meet in Manado

Irianese students meet in Manado

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Hundreds of Irianese students from all
over Indonesia will hold a congress for four days beginning on
April 3 in Manado, North Sulawesi.

The event will take place prior to a planned Papuan Congress
in July, to be attended by Papuans, officially Irianese, from
both inside and outside the country. The first congress was held
in February.

Martinus Werimon, head of the Irian Jaya delegation for the
students' congress told The Jakarta Post on Friday that the event
was being held as a contribution by students seeking solutions to
demands of "West Papua independence."

Martinus said the congress results would be submitted to the
Papuan Presidium Council, which was set up by the first Papuan
Congress in February. (08)