Posted at 19:22 on 19 March, 2013 UTC
Concern over the government’s policy on West Papua is galvanising
support for parliamentary moves to remove the Sato Kilman-led government
The Prime Minister is facing another motion of no-confidence tomorrow.
The opposition lodged the motion last week despite appearing to have
the support of only 16 members in the 52-seat parliament.
However our correspondent says concern over Mr Kilman’s move to forge
closer ties with Indonesia appears to be a key issue behind dissatisfaction
within the government.
But Len Garae says Mr Kilman has defended his support for Indonesian
involvement in the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
“He commented to the effect that if one wants to tame a
lion, then you have to allow the lion to come close in order to tame the lion.
He seems to be saying that the only way to bring Indonesia to the negotiating
table is to let them come as close as possible to the MSG.”
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