ANTARA, Aug 11 2005, 11:24
Seven regions declare all-Indonesia archipelagic province
Ambon (ANTARA News) - Delegations of regional administrations and regional
legislative councils from seven regions having similar regional characteristics, have
announced their resolve here on Wednesday night to build an all-Indonesia
archipelagic province.
The seven provinces which had signed their resolution to become an archipelagic
province in Indonesia are Maluku, North Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara, Riau islands
province, Bangka-Belitung islands province, West Nusa Tenggara Barat, and North
Sulawesi.
The declaration signed by the deputy governors and chairmen of the regional
legislative councils of the seven provinces, also includes a request to the central
government for a legal recognition of the archipelagic province through regulations
needed to speed up developments in the region for the welfare of its people.(*)
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