West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau - PNG foreign minister

West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau - PNG foreign minister

Papua New Guinea's foreign minister says he expects the issue of West Papua will be discussed at the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders meeting in Palau.

West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau, says PNG foreign minister

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister says he expects the issue of West Papua will be discussed at the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders meeting in Palau. This comes as the issue of human rights abuses and conflict in Indonesian-ruled Papua region, often known internationally as West Papua, appeared to have slipped off the regional agenda. After the PIF foreign ministers met in Suva earlier this month, t…