1) Rudd Reiterates
Recognition of Indonesia’s Sovereignty Over Papua
2) Australian PM: Indonesia
is Important for Us
3) Stop Being Afraid of Dialogue between Indonesia
and Papua
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1) Rudd Reiterates Recognition of Indonesia’s Sovereignty Over Papua
Bogor, West Java. Visiting Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd reiterated his government’s recognition of Indonesia’s sovereignty over Papua on Friday.
“I would like to publicly reaffirm here, what successive Australian prime ministers have said in the past, that Australia recognizes, recognized in the past and will recognize in the future, the territorial integrity of the Republic of Indonesia that includes Papua,” Rudd said.
Speaking at a joint press conference at the Bogor Palace, Rudd also praised President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s “strong leadership” and the special autonomy package accorded for Papua’s development.
“I encourage him in this direction. I am sure, as Australian Prime Minister, I will do everything I can in supporting him in this important direction as well,” he said.
Rudd, who was on visit for the third annual Indonesia-Australia Leaders’ Meeting, said that Yudhoyono’s government had already achieved success in Aceh, where the government also granted an autonomy package after it agreed with separatists rebels there to end decades of conflict in August 2005.
He said that Australia wanted to work with the government here in a way that could be helpful “in making sure that we bring about a long-term, stable, prosperous and secure Papua that is part of the Republic of Indonesia.”
A joint communique issued after the meeting of the two leaders, said that they “reaffirmed the two countries’ continued adherence to the principles of respecting each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as mandated in the Lombok Treaty.”
“I am certain that under the leadership of Prime Minister Rudd, the cooperation, partnership and friendship between the Republic of Indonesia and Australia can continue to be stepped up,” Yudhoyono said on the same occasion.
Yudhoyono said that he and Rudd shared the same commitment in seeking new opportunities to boost cooperation.The leaders, it said, were encouraged by the many “positive developments” in their bilateral relationship since the previous meeting in Darwin last year.
In the joint communique Yudhoyono and Rudd also encouraged the further promotion of bilateral trade and investment cooperation between Indonesia and Australia.
“Noting that the two countries have shared interest in the area of food security, both leaders agreed to further explore trade and investment cooperation in the agriculture sector, including in the beef and cattle industry,” it said.
Tensions had risen several times between Indonesia and Australia over the alleged maltreatment of cows here, leading to a cut in beef imports from Australia.
The Leaders also recognised the importance of the two countries’ wide-ranging cooperation in tackling regional and global challenges, particularly transnational crimes such as terrorism, cyber-crime, drugs, corruption and money-laundering.
On the issue of human trafficking and people smuggling, the two countries agreed to continue to develop a regional solution.
The regional solution, the communique said, should involve countries of origin, transit and destination and cover elements of prevention, early detection and protection.
The regional solution, the communique said, should involve countries of origin, transit and destination and cover elements of prevention, early detection and protection.
“They stressed the importance of avoiding unilateral actions which might jeopardize such a comprehensive regional approach and that may cause operational or other difficulties to any party,” the statement said.
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2) Australian PM: Indonesia is Important for Us
TEMPO.CO, Bogor – Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said that Indonesia plays an important role for Australia's interest. The two countries have agreed to establish a more intensive cooperation, particularly in economic sector.
"We have to cooperate more in economic sector," Rudd said after meeting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Bogor Presidential Palace , West Java, Friday, July 5.
Rudd emphasized that Both Australia and Indonesia will gain benefit from beef trading. "It's good for Australian beef industry, it's good for Indonesian investors and good also for Indonesian consumers," he said.
He also addressed his concern on human smuggling to Australia. "This problem of people smuggling is a problem for our entire region, therefore the President's initiative is for all of us to work together, and I salute you Mr president, on your bold move," the Prime Minister stated.
In the meeting, Kevin Rudd also said that the Australian government fully recognize Indonesian's authority over Papua. "Australia wants to work with the government here in a way that could be helpful in making sure that we bring about a long-term, stable, prosperous and secure Papua that is a part of the Republic of Indonesia."
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From Tapol
3) Stop Being Afraid of Dialogue between Indonesia and Papua
Bintang Papua, 4 July 2013 Jayapura: The Dutch Government has been urged to support the idea of dialogue between Jakarta and Papua to resolve the problem of Papua, as has been suggested by the Papuan Peace Network. 'We call on the Indonesian Government and the Papuan people not to be afraid of sitting down together and thinking about what needs to be done to resolve the Papuan problem by means of dialogue between Jakarta and Papua,' said Yan Douw, a Catholic Monk during a meeting with the Dutch ambassador, Tjeer de Zwaan. He also had meetings with the chief of police, community leaders, religious leaders and youth leaders in Jayapura. He therefore called on the Netherlands, the United States and the United Nations together with Indonesia to come together to discuss the Papuan situation. 'If they fail to do so, they will share responsibility for any Papuan blood that may be shed,' he said. The representative of the Catholic Diocese said he cannot understand why it was possible to resolve the conflict with Aceh by means of dialogue but Indonesia has found it extremely difficult to respond to calls for a dialogue between Jakarta and Papua. The Chairman the Alliance of Traditional People, Lenis Kogoya said that information being disseminated abroad about the question of Papua does not reflect the reality in the Land of Papua. and he urged the Dutch Government to make sure that it receives information from a variety of sources. The chairman of the Jayapura branch of the GKI (Gereja Christian Indonesia) in Papua, Willem Itaar pointed out that the GKI was one of the churches from the Netherlands and from Germany that brought the Bible to the people of Papua which happened on 5 February 1855. One hundred years later, in 1956, the GKI was established in Papua. Willem Itaar said that the GKI was one of the churches that played a part in placing Papua within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. But subsequently the churches faced a dilemma because they must share responsibility for the security situation in the Land of Papua, bearing in mind the fact that the churches are present in all parts of the territory, right down to the smallest village. 'When anyone talks about Papua, one is talking also about the Netherlands because the Netherlands played a role in setting up the sovereign state of Indonesia, whereas it was in 1963 that Papua became integrated as part of the Republic of Indonesia, which it continues to be to this day, said Willlem Itaar. Translated by TAPOL
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