The Indonesian government said it was not worried about demonstrations
held in London on Tuesday demanding Papuan independence.
The
gathering, known as the International Lawyers for West Papua (ILWP)
conference, was held at Oxford University in London and demanded the
independence of West Papua.
“There are people who want to revive the Papuan problem. However, their
efforts have not received wide support from the British government or
the people. The British government always underlines its policy to
support Indonesia and special autonomy in Papua,” Foreign Minister Marty
Natalegawa said as quoted by kompas.com.
Marty, who was once
ambassador to the United Kingdom, said the Indonesian government always
informed other countries of its policies, including with regards to
Papua.
Separately, a group of students and demonstrators in
Abepura, Nabier, Timika, Biak and other cities in Papua staged
demonstrations to support the ILWP conference.