OPM establishes branch in Vanuatu

OPM establishes branch in Vanuatu

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is seeking clarification
from the Vanuatu government regarding reports a branch of the
Free Papuan Organization (OPM) separatist movement has opened in
the Pacific country.

Indonesian foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda said on Tuesday
that an official letter questioning the reports was sent by the
Indonesian embassy in Canberra, but had not been responded to.

"We would like to know whether the decision came from the
Vanuatu government or only from a certain member of its cabinet."
Hassan said.

Indonesia has won support from Pacific countries over its
sovereignty over Papua. Vanuatu has officially refused to
acknowledge OPM as an anticolonial movement. --JP