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President criticizes ministries over Papua development

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Jakarta Post - December 3, 2015

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has criticized ministries for a lack of cooperation in implementing development in the easternmost region, accusing them of only focusing on their respective sectors.

The President stressed that development in the region should consider the aspirations of the Papuans.

"In recent years, the ministries work based on their respective sectors, not together," said Jokowi when opening a limited Cabinet meeting to discuss development in Papua at the Presidential Office on Thursday as reported by kompas.com.

During the meeting, the President instructed the ministers to closely coordinate when implementing their respective development projects in Papua.

The President stressed that the government gave serious attention to the development of Papua by building infrastructure, including roads, bridges and markets, and improving healthcare services and education.

Jokowi also instructed the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police to coordinate when doing their jobs so that the benefits of their presence could be felt by Papuans.

"[We need] to speed up infrastructure development in the border areas, such as roads and bridges, to eliminate isolation in Papua. It will help ease the movement of people and goods. It will affect [lower] prices of commodities," Jokowi added. (bbn)

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