ABC AUSTRALIA, 01/04/2003 14:16:07
Vanuatu to resist Indonesian pressure over Papua
Vanuatu's deputy Prime Minister Serge Vohor, says his country will not sell cattle to
Indonesia at the expense of Papua's Freedom
Mr Vohor says the opening of the Papuan People's Office in the Vanuatu capital, Port
Vila, reaffirms the vow of support that Vanuatu has with other colonised indigenous
people of the South Pacific.
He says Vanuatu will always support such people, in what he called their struggle for
self determination.
Mr Vohor says he is not troubled by the prospects of Indonesia withdrawing its
decision to buy 30-thousand head of cattle each year from Vanuatu.
He also recently rallied for support of the African Caribbean and Pacific countries to
support Vanuatu's bid to have the United Nations backing for Papuan independence.
01/04/2003 14:16:07 | ABC Radio Australia News
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