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>ABC: Wednesday, June 16, 2004. 8:09pm (AEST) >Vanuatu offers West Papuan peace talks >West Papuan pro-independence activists have welcomed >the Vanuatu government's invitation for Indonesian and >West Papuan representatives to meet in Port Vila. >The Indonesian province of Papua, also known as West >Papua, has been the scene of a long running insurgency >by the Free Papua Movement (OPM). >Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, has >indicated his government is open to the idea, but as >yet there has been no formal response to Vanuatu's >invitation. >Dr John Ondawame, from the West Papua People's >Representative Office in Port Vila says it could be an >historic meeting. >"The most important thing is in the peace process we >need to, both conflicting parties should sit down on a >negotiating table," he said. >"This is the first time in our history that the two >parties agree to sit down together and the government >of Vanuatu would like to facilitate this historical >event, so we really appreciate the government of >Vanuatu and the people of Vanuatu for this initiative."

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