Jakarta. Defense
Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has used a "2 + 2" bilateral meeting in
Australia as an opportunity to warn other countries to not become
involved in the long-running Papua independence campaign and to respect
the sovereignty of Indonesia.
Ryamizard was quizzed on the issue on
Monday in Sydney after reports that international NGOs were forced to
close Papua-based offices.
“There are countries that are getting involved in the
issue of Papua,” he said in an address to Australian media, without
pointing to specific countries.
“The unitary Republic of Indonesia
extends from Sabang [on the western tip of Sumatra] to Papua. There is
no other solution, that’s the way it is,” he said.
Ryamizard was joined in Sydney by Foreign
Minister Retno Marsudi to meet with their Australian counterparts,
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defense Minister Marise Payne, to discuss security issues and potential investment.
Papua was addressed during the meeting
and Bishop told media that Australia respects the sovereignty of
Indonesia unconditionally.
"On the issue of Papua, yes, that was
part of our discussions. We had a general discussion about regional
issues, about Pacific issues and Australia restated as we have done on
many occasions, publicly and privately, our unconditional support and
respect for Indonesia's sovereignty in this regard," she said, as
reported by AAP.
Five days ago, Retno dan Ryamizard also held a 2+2 meeting with their Japanese counterpart to discuss the same issue.
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