Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP) Moeldoko said Indonesia is no longer using a military approach to Papua, but the Indonesian government is using a comprehensive approach.
According to Moeldoko, the Indonesian government understands and realizes that the Papua issue cannot only be solved with a military approach.
"A comprehensive approach is much more prioritized, because we have to solve the problems of education, health and poverty and this is important for Indonesia," said Moeldoko when meeting with New Zealand Ambassador to Indonesia Kevin Burnett, at the Bina Graha Building, Jakarta, Tuesday (4/01). ).
For this reason, the former TNI Commander said that recently the government has issued Presidential Instruction No. 9 of 2020 which contains the acceleration of welfare development in Papua and West Papua, whose program is led by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.
However, Moeldoko does not deny that there is a new phenomenon developing in Papua because armed groups have started attacking public facilities, schools and even targeting teachers and doctors.
He also said that this is a problem that cannot be ignored. However, despite this, the Indonesian government sent troops to Papua to assist the police, not for the purpose of military operations. Moeldoko emphasized that the military operations carried out in Papua were for border security.
“When I was still the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, my doctrine to my soldiers was that soldiers who were going to Papua had to put their hoe in front, their weapons around their back. It means that the welfare approach is number one,” he said. The meaning is that the arrival of soldiers must be able to turn a difficult situation into an easy one and the poor into a prosperous one. The soldiers are also expected to provide learning and health assistance for Papuans.
Separately, the New Zealand Ambassador to Indonesia, Kevin Burnett, said that Moeldoko's explanation was very useful and he really appreciated the efforts of the Indonesian government in dealing with the Papua issue.
"I also want to visit Papua in person and have a dialogue with the people there," said Kevin.
Bilateral relations between Indonesia and New Zealand have also strengthened after the two countries signed the 9th Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) in July 2020.
In the signed document, the two countries agreed on 45 points of a Plan of Action which will become a reference for the development of cooperation in the next 5 years.
SOURCE: https://fajar.co.id/2022/01/05/kkb-papua-moeldoko- approach-komprehensif-far-dalam-dike Depankan/
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