Fiji's Prime Minister confirms support for the West Papua independence campaigners, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), to become full members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group

27 Feb

Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with a delegation from West Papua, led by Benny Wenda (right), who is the President of the West Papua Provisional Government (WPPG) and announced his support for their membership of The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). The MSG was established during an informal meeting held in Goroka, Papua New Guinea on 17 July 1986 which was attended by the Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as well as a representative of the Front de Liberational the Nationale Kanak et Solcialiste (FLNKS) of New Caledonia. , are in the country.

The WPPG is an extension of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which was established in 2014.

Hugh S Tuckfield

Hugh Tuckfield is the Director of the Indo-Pacific Studies Center. Hugh is a political theorist and human rights lawyer with degrees in Economics and Law from Monash University, a Master of Human Rights and Democratisation (Asia -Pacific Region) from the University of Sydney and the Kathmandu School of Law, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sydney in the Discipline of Government and International Relations.

Fiji's Prime Minister confirms support for the West Papua independence campaigners, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), to become full members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group

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