A high level Indonesian delegation consisting of national and local government officials will visit Fiji next week.
The visit of this delegation builds on the current momentum to strengthen the relationship between the MSG member countries and the Republic of Indonesia.
The visit also underscores the commitment shared between the Melanesian Spearhead Group and the Indonesian Government regarding the need to exchange high level visits. This visit to Fiji is also in line with the outcomes recent visit by the MSG Foreign Ministers to Indonesia in January of this year. During that visit, Fiji’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola led the MSG delegation to Jakarta and in particular to the special autonomous province of Papua.
Whilst in Fiji, the Group is expected to meet with Senior Officials and members of Fiji’s Diplomatic community. They will also participate in several public lectures held in Suva and Lautoka in the same week.
The purpose of these lectures is to create awareness and generate informed dialogue on the self-autonomy process and developments occurring in the Papua provinces of the Republic of Indonesia.
-ENDS-