RI to seek aid for highway

RI to seek aid for highway

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Indonesia's ambassador to Papua New
Guinea (PNG) has pledged to find a financial backer for the
construction of a highway linking Irian Jaya's provincial capital
to the Papua New Guinean town of Vanimo.

Ambassador Benny Mandalika made the pledge during a border
liaison meeting held here recently, chief of the Indonesian
delegation to the meeting, Basyir Bachtiar, was quoted by Antara
as saying yesterday.

Bachtiar quoted the ambassador as saying that financial aid
from a foreign institution could speed up the construction of
facilities and infrastructure in Jayapura and Vanimo for the
benefit of their people.

He added that the current road was already frequently used by
people living between the two cities.