PNG wants ties with Jayapura

PNG wants ties with Jayapura

JAKARTA (JP): The Port Moresby administration has proposed a
sister-city arrangement with Jayapura, Irian Jaya, to promote
trade and business ties.

The governor of Papua New Guinea's capital, Philip Taku, said
on Thursday he drafted a memorandum of understanding to establish
the relationship and requested that Irian Jaya's governor Freddy
Numberi sign the draft.

"A sister-city relationship would provide a lot of
opportunities to help each other and exchange ideas, technical
assistance and form a business relationship," Taku told The
Jakarta Post during his visit to Irian Jaya's provincial capital.

Numberi said he would consult with the central government on
the proposal.

"Perhaps we will begin with a letter of intent prior to the
memorandum of understanding," he said.

Taku visited Jayapura at the invitation of Numberi in
conjunction with Indonesia's Independence Day on Aug. 17.

Numberi visited Port Moresby last year. (34)