Gen. WPRA Mathias Wenda, Selamat Terpilih Kembali menjadi Perdana Menteri Papua Timur

Peter O’Neill, Papua New Guinea’s prime minister

General WPRA Mathias Wenda dari Markas Pusat Pertahanan (MPP) West Papua Revolutionary Army (WPRA) menyampaikan Surat Selamat atas kemenangan menjadi Perdana Menteri terpilih Hon. Peter O’Neill MP pada tanggal 3 Agustus 2017 dan disumpah sebagai PM Papua New Guinea pada tanggal yang sama.

Dalam surat dimaksud disebutkan kepercayaan rakyat Papua di bagian timur pulau New Guinea menunjukkan ada restu langsung dari Sang Klalik Langit dan Bumi pulau kita, karena apa yang telah dimulai yang terhormat Perdana Menteri Papua New Guinea selama lima tahun lampau telah membawa banyak manfaat bagi bangsa Papua di pulau New Guinea di bagian Timur dan Barat pulau ini.

Sebagai orang tua, dan sebagai pemimpin revolusi bangsa Papua di bagian barat Pulau New Guinea, Gen. Wenda menyebutkan sejumlah hal yang telah dilakukan oleh Peter O’Neill selama ini, yaitu pertama-tama dan terutama, mengakui secara terbuka di depan para kum ibu dari gereja-gereja di Papua New Guinea pada saat mereka melakukan demonstrasi di hadapapan yang terhormat PM Papua New Guinea, bahwa “ya benar ada masalah pelanggaran HAM di West Papua, dan hal itu perlu di-address“.

Pengakuan tentang “ada masalah di West Papua, masalah Hak Asasi Manusia di Tanah Papua, pengakuan seorang pemimpin politik, pemimpin negara di pulau New Guinea atas masalah yang telah lama, selama para perdana menteri sebelumnya selalu disembunyikan, dianggap sebagai aib, diperlakukan sebagai berita pembawa kutuk atau malapetaka, adalah sebuah tindakan bersejarah, bermartabat dan akan dikenang semua anak-cucu bangsa Papua di pulau New Guinea.

Pengakuan atas situasi real di atas tanah leluhur bangsa Papua menjadi pintu masuk, dan sekaligus pintu keluar bagi persoalan HAM dan perjuangan kemerdekaan bangas Papua di bagaian Barat pulau New Guinea yang telah melewati setengah abad ini. Menyusul pengakuan yang terhormat Peter O’Neill telah terjadi peristiwa-peristiwa yang kami bangsa Papu adi bagian barat menyebutnya sebagai “mujizat-mujizat” susulan, yang kami sebut sebagai perkembangan lanjutan sampai kepada Komunike MSG (Melanesian Spearhead Group) dan Resolusi PIF (Pacific Islands Forum), disusul dengan pembentukan ULMWP (United Liberation Movement for West Papua) dan PICWP (Pacific Islands Coalition for West Papua).

Hal kedua yang saya, Gen. Mathias Wenda sebagai orang tua catat adalah langkah yang terhormat O’Neill untuk menerapkan “politics of engagement”, bukan “politics of blame” atau “politics of pointing fingers”. “Politics of engagements” adalah pendekatan politik mutakhir, yang diterapkan oleh banyak pemimpin modern, yang telah banyak membawa manfaat stabilitas kawasan dan kedamaian hidup.

Kami sebagai orang tua, yang memegang komando perjuangan kemerdekaan West Papua telah menekan dan memerintahkan kepada seluruh pejuang Papua Merdeka, atau perjuangan saya politik Papua Merdeka supaya mengikuti dan menindak-lanjuti pendekatan yang telah dengan jelas-jelas ditunjukkan oleh PM Peter O’Neill selama ini. Kami juga berdoa agar anak-anak pejuang Papua Merdeka akan mengikuti langkah PM O’Neill di masa lima tahun mendatang.

Tindakan gertak sambal, ancam-mengancam, emosional dan saling menuduh adalah cara-cara berkomunikasi nenek-moyang kita, yang kita juga warisi saat ini. Tetapi dalma konteks peta politik global dan kawasan, kita perlu dengan arif belajar dari peraban modern dalam cara kita berkomunikasi dan melakukan dialgoue. Langkah O’Neil’ akan terus kami dukung, sampai Papua Merdeka, berdaulat di luar NKRI.

Yang ketiga, selain mengikuti trend diplomasi dan politik modern, PM O’Neill selama ini mengedepankan kearifan lolak milik bangsa Papua, menggunakan pendekatan komunikasi dan komunikasi, yang dikenal di budaya Melayu sebagai Musyawarah untuk Mufakat. Saya harus akui, slogan “musyawarah untu mufakat” hanya ada dalam istilah dan kata-kata di Indonesia, akan tetapi hal ini nyata dan dipraktekkan oleh yang terhormat Peter O’Neill sendiri selama ini dan disaksikan oleh sekalian manusia di dunia.

Dalam surat ini, Gen. Wenda juga menyampaikan terimakasih kepada Peter O’Neill yang telah memberikan hak kepada bangsanya sendiri dari bagian barat pulaunya sendiri, untuk menjadi Warga Negarea Papua New Guinea. Sudah lama kita diberitahu oleh para penjajah bahwa orang West Papua itu pengungsi, orang asing, pendatang. Padahal kita semua tahu, bahwa semua orang pulau New Guinea ialah orang tuan-tanah di pulau ini. Padahal kita semua tahu bahwa para pendatang adalah orang Australia, orang Eropa, orang Melayu Indonesia dan Malysia, mereka itu pendatang, mereka itu mengungsi ke pulau kami untuk tebang-tebang kayu, gali-gali emas dan perak, bawa pergi semua kekayaan alam kami, menduduki tanah kami, menghabisi jumlah bangsa Papua, dan mengakhiri ras Melanesia.

Perjuangan Papua Merdeka saat ini dilakukan lewat ULMWP sebagai wadah politik. Walaupun badan ini masih berstatus Non-Governmental Organisation, kami terus mendorong agar status organisasi ini kami tingkatkan menjadi Provinsional Government of West Papua, sehingga dalam diskusi dan diplomasi regional, ULMWP bisa terlibat secara bertanggungjawab dan bermartabat, dan dapat mengikuti langkah-langkah PNG dalam melakukan dialogue dengan NKRI.

Kami laporkan dalam kesempatan ini tentang Peta Politik PAN Indonesia, atau disebut juga The Great Indonesia, yaitu sebuah wilayah mencakup Malaysia, Singapura, Brunei Darussalam, West Papua, Papua New Guinea dan Solomon Islands. Inilah yang mereka sebut sebagia “The Great Indonesia’ sebagaimana selalu dinyanyikan dalam National Anthem, “Great Indonesia”. Politik NKRi dan para politisi mereka tahu, Indonesia belum “Great” kalau seluruh pulau New Guinea belum dikuasai secara politik, ekonomi dan hukum.

Mereka selalu mengatakan seperti ini,

“If I can conquer occupy, , dominate, Papuans in West Papua and extract and take benefits of natural resources there, then what is the reason for anyone to suggest to me that I cannot do just the same in the whole Island?”

Bukan itu saja, mereka juga sering katakan kepada pemimpin di Australia, Amerika dan Eropa dengan menunjuk jari kepada teman kami di Papua New Guinea seperti ini,

“If PNG itself is failing in its national development, and becoming one of the poorest countries in the world, then what is the point giving the other half of the same island an independent status?. They are better off controlled by us, Australia shouldn’nt have gave them independent status in 1975. They are cannibals, they think and talk about wars and tribal battles better than thinking about running a modern nation-state”

Tetapi semua pihak tahu, yang terhormat Pter O’Neill tahu, kami di West Papua semua tahu, perjuangan ini bukan kami lakukan karena mereka Melayu dan kami Melanesia. Sama sekali tidak! Perjuangan ini kami lakukan, pertama-tama karena

“there is a sin committed by the Indonesians in running the so-called Act of Free Choice”. This is not just an error, it is a sin before God, Our Creator and Protector. They have lied to many parties involved in the act that all Papuans in West Papua chose to be happy with Indonesia. Which is a total lie.

Oleh karena itu, pertanyaan kita generasi ini ialah, “Apakah kita harus membiarkan sebuah perbuatan dosa terhadap sebuah bangsa dan sebuah ras ini menjadi sesuatu yang sudah berlalu dan dibarkan supaya dilupakan begitu saja? Bagaimana dengan pengalaman teman-teman Aborigine yang telah diduduki selama berabad-abad lamanya? Pernahkan mereka lupakan? Bagaimana pengalaman teman-teman kami di Selandia Baru dan Amerika Utara?

Bukan hanya dosa lama, setiap hari kita bangsa Papua terus berkurang jumlah, di satu sisi Indonesia setiap hari mengkampanyekan Keluarga Berencana untuk membatasi jumlah orang Papua di tanah leluhur kita, di sisi lain mereka bunuh orang Papua secara terbuka dan yang terhormat Peter O’Neill bisa dapat informasi pembunuhan orang Papua hampir setiap hari. Itu berita-berita pembunuhan terbuka, dengan peluru tajam, dilakukan oleh aparat tentara dan polisi NKRi, disaksikan oleh banyak orang, dirawat dan dimandikan mayat-mayat mereka di rumah sakit dan di lapangan terbuka.

Yang terhormat PM Pter O’Neill juga telah baca banyak laporan hasil studi ilmiah yang menyebutkan penduduk Melanesia di bagian barat pulau New Guinea sudah akan punah dari tanah laluhurnya pada tahun 2030.

Apakah ini belum berarti bahwa bangsa Papua di pulau New Guinea timur juga akan terkena imbasnya? Saya tahu, bahwa PM Peter O’Neill adalah diplomat ulung Melanesia saat ini, dan pasti akan mengambil langkah-langkah.

Ada pepatah Melayu mengatakan begini, “Berani karena benar, takut karena salah”, artinya walaupun Indonesia mengancam bunuh kita, walaupun Indonesia meneror, walaupun Indonesia menekan, walau bagaimanapun, kalau kita benar, marilah kita berani.

Selama lebih dari 40 tahun ini, pemimpin di pulau New Guinea secara keseluruhan hidup dalam ketakutan. Gerakan gertak sambal, tindakan teror telah membuat bangsa Papua dihantui oleh rasa takut kalau-kalau Indonesia bisa bunuh kita. Yang terhormat Peter O’Neill sudah jelas-jelas menunjukkan sikap ‘tidak takut’, karena benar.

Kami dari Tentara Revolusi West Papua (West Papua Revolutionary Army) selalu berdoa dari hutan rimba New Guinea agar kiranya Tuhan melimpahkan akal budi, dan berkat, kekuatan dan kesehatan, untuk selalu menggali kearifan peninggalan nenek-moyang kita, dengan juga merangkul perkembangan yang terjadi belakangan ini dalam menyelesaikan masalah-masalah yang kita hadapi, dalam hidup kita ini.

Apa yang akan kita jawab kepada anak-cucu kita nanti, kalau mereka bertanya kepada kita setelah kita mati, “Bapa/ Mama, apa yang telah kau lakukan untuk bangsamu, tanah leluhurnya, selama memagang kekuasaan yang dapat menentukan nasib bangsa dan tanah laluhur kami”, Apakah kami akan jawab, “Bapa/ Mama takut sama NKRI, Indonesia jahat dan kejam, bapa/ maka takut, jadi tidak bisa buat apa-apa?”

Sejarah hidup ini tidak hanya berakhir setelah kita dikuburkan, kita akan melanjutkannya di alam baka. Pekerjaan yang telah kita mulai 5 tahun terakhir akna terus kita lanjutkan sampai West Papua benar-benar merdeka, berdaulat di luar NKRI.

Saya sebagai Panglima Tertinggi Komando Revolusi WPRA, yang selama hampir 50 tahun bergerilya di hutan rimba New Guinea mengirimkan doa restu kepada mu Yang Mulia Perdana Menteri Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill dengan doa dan air mata, untuk terus berjuang untuk bangsamu dan tanah leluhurmu. Lupakan dan buang jauh-jauh batas-batas wilayah negara buatan para penjajah. Lihat dan baca kembali sejarah kehadiran dan keberadaan bangsa kami di pulau kami. Dan mereka akan datang dengan “Full Force” untuk mendorong dan menopangmu saat berarya dan melindungi-mu saat dibutuhkan. Ini hal yang nyata, pengalaman sehari-hari bagi saya, dan itu pasti juga menjadi pengalaman kita semua yang menentang kekuatan pendukung dan pemupuk terorisme terbesar sedunia, INDO-NESIA.

Saya mau sampaikan sebuah realitas yang mutlak, bukan realias “bayangan” atau realitas “cita-cita”, yaitu bahwa “INDONESIA” itu sebagai sebuah bangsa, sebagai sebuah wilayah tanah leluhur dan sebagai sebuah realias sosial-politik TIDAK PERNAH ADA di dunia saat ini. Yang ada ialah sebuah “imagined society”. Sebaliknya, Melanesia dan New Guinea ialah sebuah realitas mutlak, sebuah kodrat, sebuah dunia citaan Allah Bapa di Surga. Apakah dengan mendukung Indonesia ciptaan para penjajah kita melanggar dunia ciptaan Tuhan. Apakah dengan menyebut orang Papua di West Papua sebagai orang Indonesia kita secara sadar dan terbuka melanggar hukum penciptaan Allah?

Inonesia is not a final entity, it is just an “imagined community” as already stated many years ago many by Bennedict Anderson. We do not want to be scared of the imagined entity, a fictional nation-sate, a dream nation-state. Yes Indonesia is politically mapped in world political map, but Indonesia does not exist in God’s created map

Demikian dan salam hormat, demi nama Bapa, Anak dan Roh Kudus, Bapa Khalik Langit dan Bumi, nenek moyang, tanah leluhur, seluruh orang Melanesia yang pernah lahir dan yang akan lebir, yang telah meninggal dan yang masih hidup, atas nama segenap komunitas makhluk penghuni Pulau New Guinea,

Disampaikan di: Markas Pusat Pertahana
Pada Tanggal: 4 Agustus 2017

Mathias Wenda, Gen. WPRA
NBP: A.001076

August 4, 2017 0

PM Peter O’Neill congratulates all MPs-elect

PNG Post Courier, July 28, 2017

Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has extended his best wishes to all declared MPs-elect and says he looks forward to the heavy workload ahead for the incoming government.

Mr O’Neill also thanked the business community and people around the nation for their patience during the election, and said he anticipates a post-election increase in economic activity after Parliament resumes.

“I congratulate all Members-elect on their declarations,” the Prime Minister said.

“Regardless of whether you join us in Government, or sit on the Opposition benches, you have already made a great achievement. Your provinces and districts have elected you to represent them in the 10th Parliament of Papua New Guinea.

“We look forward to the Return of Writs, and the invitation by our nation’s Governor-General to assemble in Parliament to demonstrate our number and to form the new Government.

“To Members who will be joining the Government, we have a lot of work ahead as we deliver our policy agenda over the coming five years.

“The Ministers and Members that will make up the Government caucus have challenges ahead and we will meet each one of these.

“Many challenges before us are known, and we will face new challenges. With a Government that is made up of the experience of returning Members, and the fresh energy of new Members, we will meet these challenges.”

The Prime Minister thanked people and the business community around the country for their patience during the election period.

“National elections are a major event for our democracy, and our people have high participation in this process,” he said.

“Every five years this also leads to a temporary slowdown for some businesses and limited disruption to Government activities.

“As we move on from the formation of Government, we will also see a surge in business activity and we look forward to the additional economic stimulus that this delivers.

“Some Government Departments will have new Ministers, and all agencies of the State will be undertaking reviews and looking at ways to enhance service delivery.

“While the 2017 National Election has not been without its difficulties, including limited instances of unfortunate and deplorable acts, we have experienced the most peaceful and safe elections of recent decades.

“All Members-elect need to honour the confidence that has been bestowed upon them by their electorates, and carry themselves in a Parliamentary manner.

“There is a core element that all Members-elect share, and that is the honour of serving our great Nation of Papua New Guinea.”

July 29, 2017 0

Papua Nugini Tak Masalah ULMWP Jadi Anggota MSG

Ketua MSG, Manasseh Sogavare (kanan) dan PM Papua Nugini, Peter O’Neill. (Foto: Sekretariat Pers PM Solomon Islands)

PORT MORESBY, SATUHARAPAN.COM – Perdana Menteri Papua Nugini, Peter O Neill, mengatakan keanggotaan United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) dalam organisasi regional Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) tidak masalah bagi negara itu.

Yang penting menurut dia adalah ULMWP harus membuktikan bahwa organisasi itu merupakan sebuah badan yang bersatu mewakili pandangan kolektif rakyat Papua, sebagaimana halnya Front de Liberation Nationale Kanak et Sosial (FLNKS) terbukti sebagai badan yang bersatu mewakili pandangan kolektif bangsa Kanak di Kaledonia Baru.

Sikap Papua Nugini ini disampaikan kepada Perdana Menteri Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, selaku ketua MSG, dalam pertemuan mereka di Port Moresby Rabu (15/03).

Siaran pers kantor PM Sogavare mengatakan pertemuan tersebut merupakan putaran akhir dari konsultasi Sogavare dengan para pemimpin MSG, sejak Solomon Islands memegang posisi keketuaan pada Juni 2015. Sebelumnya, ia sudah bertemu dengan para pemimpin MSG lainnya, seperti PM Vanuatu, PM Fiji dan Juru Bicara FLNKS.

“Saya sekarang senang bahwa saya akhirnya bertemu dengan Perdana Menteri O’Neill kemarin dan pertemuan saya dengan PM Papua Nugini, seperti pertemuan sebelumnya dengan para pemimpin MSG lainya, sangat bermanfaat,” kata dia, dikutip dari siaran persnya hari ini (16/03).

Sogavare mengatakan pada pertemuan tersebut, mereka antara lain membicarakan hasil dari pertemuan Sub Committee on Legal and Institutional Issues (SCLII) MSG di Port Villa pada September lalu. Sogavare menginformasikan kepada PM Papua Nugini bahwa pertemuan itu telah menghasilkan pedoman keanggotaan MSG yang direvisi.

Pedoman itu telah dibawa ke Senior Official Meeting (SOM) dan Foreign Minister Meeting (FMM). Hasilnya pun telah dibahas kembali pada SCLII dan kemudian disetujui oleh lembaga-lembaga di bawah MSG pada Desember 2016.

Sogavare mengatakan ia menginformasikan kepada PM Papua Nugini bahwa PM Salwai dari Vanuatu dan juru bicara FLNKS, Tutugoro serta PM Fiji, Bainimarama sudah menyetujui prinsip-prinsip pedoman keanggotaan MSG. Menurut dia, pedoman keanggotaan yang direvisi tersebut memberikan proses yang sangat transparan untuk para pemimpin MSG memusyawarahkan aplikasi keanggotaan MSG.

Atas hal itu, menurut Sogavare, PM Papua Nugini mendukung revisi tersebut dan para pemimpin MSG akan bertemu secara resmi menyetujuinya pada pertemuan pemimpin MSG mendatang.

Sogavare mengatakan ia juga menginformasikan kepada PM Papua Nugini bahwa aplikasi keanggotaan ULMWP akan ditangani berdasarkan kriteria keanggotaan yang telah direvisi tersebut.

Menanggapi hal itu, O’Neill mengatakan keanggotaan ULMWP di MSG tidak masalah bagi Papua Nugini. Namun, ia menambahkan, yang penting adalah ULMWP harus membuktikan bahwa ia adalah sebuah organisasi yang bersatu yang mewakili pandangan kolektif rakyat Papua seperti halnya FLNKS yang jelas bersatu mewakili pandangan kolektif bangsa Kanaks di Kaledonia Baru.

Lebih jauh, Sogavare mengatakan dalam pertemuan itu PM Papua Nugini menegaskan bahwa setiap pembicaraan tentang isu kedaulatan (Papua) harus dilakukan secara sepatutnya dengan Komite Dekolonisasi PBB di New York dan Komisi Hak Asasi Manusia di Jenewa.

Sebagai catatan, MSG adalah organisasi sub-regional di Pasifik. Anggota penuh terdiri dari Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua Nugini, Fiji dan FLNKS. Sedangkan Indonesia adalah anggota associate.

Sementara itu ULMWP sampai saat ini berstatus sebagai peninjau dan berupaya untuk menjadi anggota.

Selain membicarakan isu Papua, dalam pertemuan itu Sogavare mengatakan mereka berdua membicarakan berbagai isu lain terkait kepentingan MSG. Di antaranya adalah:

MSG Special Leaders’ Summit;
Hasil dari pertemuan sub-committee on Legal and Institutional Issues {SCLII) di Port Vila in December 2016.
Masalah Papua
MSG Free Trade Agreement;
MSG Labour Mobility,
Tinjauan independen tentang sekretariat MSG
Penyerahan keketuaan MSG dari Solomon Islands kepada Papua Nugini.

Editor : Eben E. Siadari

March 17, 2017 0

Peter O’Neill: any discussion on the issue of sovereignty should be taken up appropriately with the United Nations Decolonisation Committee (C24)

any discussion on the issue of sovereignty should be taken up appropriately with the United Nations Decolonisation Committee (C24) in New York and the Human Rights Commission in Geneva. [https://papuapost.wordpress.com/]

Ada dua hal di sini, pertama, kalau bicara tentang kemerdekaan politik yang terkait dengan kedaulatan, maka kita harus membawanya ke Komite-24, atau Komite Dekolonisasi PBB. Kedua, kalau kita bicara soal pelanggaran HAM, maka kita bawah masalahnya ke Komisi HAM PBB di Geneva.

Sudah berulangkali PMNews menyiarkan protes yang disampaikan oleh Tentara Revolusi West Papua (TRWP) dengan penekanan bahwa bangsa Papua harus menentukan sikap, harus berbagi tugas, harus jelas dan tegas

mau selesaikan pelanggaran HAM, ataukah
mau selesaikan soal Politik?

Kalau mau urus politik, maka kita harus menggunakan kiblat MSG – New York, dan kalau kita mau selesaikan masalah HAM, maka kita gunakan poros MSG – HAM – Geneva.

Tetapi kalau ada orang-orang ULMWP yang bersikeras mau urus HAM, maka tidak menjadi masalah, asalkan fokus ke New York tidak kita abaikan.

Kita harus menghindari menghabiskan uang, tenaga dan waktu dalam membahas soal HAM. Sudah banyak kelompok kepentingan, sudah banyak organisasi, sudah banyak negara berkepentingan untuk HAM.

Kepentingan bangsa Papua ialah melepaskan diri dari NKRI, persoalan politik, persoalan kedaulatan, itulah sebabnya Peter O’Neill katakan

any discussion on the issue of sovereignty should be taken up appropriately with the United Nations Decolonisation Committee (C24) in New York

Apakah masih ada yang bingung?
Apakah masih ada yang tidak jelas?
Apakah ULMWP menunggu malaikat dari surga untuk datang menjelaskan ini semua?

March 16, 2017 0

Peter O’Neill: ULMWP’s membership of the MSG is not an issue to PNG

He said Prime Minister O’Neill expressed the ULMWP’s membership of the MSG is not an issue to PNG but rather the ULMWP proving that it is a united body that represents the collective views of the people of West Papua just as the FLNKS is evidently a united body representing the collective views of the Kanaks of New Caledonia.

Pernyataan sebelumnya dari Peter O’Neill melahirkan istilah yang dilahirkan oleh Markas Pusat Pertahanan (MPP) Tentara Revolusi West Papua (TRWP) sebagai “politics of engagement”, sebagai pendekatan Melanesia yang bijak dalam rangka membangun tanggal menuju penyelesaian komprehensiv masalah yang ada antara NKRI dengan West Papua.

Hal kedua yang dikatakan oleh pemimpin bangsa Papua ini ialah bahwa permasalahannya ialah ULMWP sendiri sebagai sebuah lembaga, apakah ULMWP mewakili semua komponen bangsa Papua? Peter O’Neill tidak mengatakan “semua pendukung Papua Merdeka”, tetapi “semua komponen bangsa Papua”.

Artinya bahwa ULMWP harus merangkul lembaga seperti berikut:

Presidium Dewan Papua (PDP)
Dewan Adat Papua (DAP)
Majelis Rakyat Papua (MRP)
Majels Rakyat Papua Papua Barat (MRP-PB)
Lembaga Musyawarah Adat (LMA) Papua dan LMA Papua Barat
Dewan Musyawarah Masyarakat Adat Koteka (DeMMAK)
Aliansi Mahasiswa Papua (AMP)
West Papua Indigenous Organisation/Association (WPIO/A)
West Papua National Authority (WPNA)
Negara Republik Federal West Papua (NRFPB)
Komite Nasional Papua Barat (KNPB)
West Papua National Coalition for West Papua (WPNCL)
Perempuan Papua Merdeka
Pemuda Papua Merdeka
Intelektual Papua Merdeka

Setelah mendaftarkan organisasi antara lain seperti disebutkan di atas, kemudian ULMWP perlu mengangtkan para pejabat ULMWP dari orang-orang yang ada di dalam West Papua maupun yang ada di luar negeri. Nama-nama seperti berikut seharusnya disebutkan sebagai Anggota Executive dari ULMWP. Tidak bijaksana kalau ULMWP hadir HANYA mewakili pro Papua Merdeka:

Thaha Moh. Al-Hamid
Forkorus Yaboisembut
Benny Giay
Fransalbert Joku
Sofyan Yoman
Phillip S. Karma
Markus Haluk
Nicolaas Jouwe
Ramses Ohee
Matius Murib
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Nama-nama yang sudah dikenal NKRI yang ada di dalam negeri West Papua juga harus disebutkan.

Tujuan organisasi ULMWP ialah untuk berjuang berhadapan dengan NKRI, oleh karena itu ULMWP tidak harus lari keluar dan bicara di luar-luar, tetapi harus membawa diri masuk ke dalam NKRI, harus menugaskan orang-orang di dalma NKRI.

Tentu saja, sebelum itu harus ada Undang-Undang yang dengan jelas dan panjang-lebar mengatur semua tugas, tanggungjawab dan wewenang, disertai sanksi dan hukuman serta upah.

Kalau tidak begitu, Peter O’Neill akan tahu persis, bahwa teman-teman, dan adik-adiknya bangsa Papua di wilayah West Papua BELUM SIAP untuk melepaskan diri dari NKRI. Oleh karena itu, solusi terbaik ialah West Papua tinggal di dalma NKRI, sambil menunggu bangsa Papua di West Papua mempersiapkan diri.

March 16, 2017 0

MSG Chair Dubs Meeting With PNG Prime Minister As ‘Very Fruitful’

By PM Press –March 16, 2017

The MSG Chair, Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare and the PNG Prime Minister, Hon Peter O’Neill.

The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Chair, Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare of Solomon Islands has described his dialogue with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister, Hon Peter O’Neill as ‘very fruitful.’

The MSG Chair met with Hon O’Neill in the PNG Capital, Port Moresby yesterday, concluding his second and final round of consultations with MSG leaders since taking up the chairmanship of the Melanesian sub-regional grouping in June 2015.

The key issues of discussion included the following:

MSG Special Leaders’ Summit;
Outcome of the Meeting of the MSG sub-committee on Legal and Institutional Issues {SCLII) in Port Vila in December 2016. SCLII is the MSG sub-committee that makes recommendations to the MSG Governing Bodies- Senior Officials Meeting, Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Leaders’ Summit;
West Papua;
MSG Free Trade Agreement;
MSG Labour Mobility, Independent Review of the MSG Secretariat; and
MSG Chairmanship Handover from Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea.

Speaking after his meeting with Prime Minister O’Neill, the MSG Chair said “I had a very fruitful meeting with the PNG Prime Minister on the agendas of discussion as I also had with Prime Minister Charlot Salwai of Vanuatu, Victor Tutugoro of the FLNKS and Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama of Fiji earlier on in February.”

On the issue of Special Leaders’ Summit, the MSG Chair said he expressed regret over his inability to convene any Special Leaders’ Summit in December 2016 due to the non-availability of colleague leaders.

He said a Special Leaders’ Summit was supposed to be held to approve the recommendations from various bodies of MSG including SCLII.

However, the MSG Chair said the various bodies of the MSG- SCLII and Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)- did meet and made a number of recommendations to the Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) for submission to the Leaders’ Summit for final approval.

He said the MSG Capitals’ visit was therefore important to consult with colleague leaders on various recommendations from the various MSG Bodies for final approval

“I have met with both Prime Minister Charlot Salwai of Vanuatu and Victor Tutugoro of the FLNKS in Port Vila and Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama of Fiji in Suva as part of this second and final round of consultations earlier in February this year. I was supposed to travel on to Port Moresby to meet with Prime Minister Peter O’Neill but had to postpone the Port Moresby leg of the trip because the PNG Parliament was in session.

“I am now pleased that I finally met with Prime Minister O’Neill yesterday and my meeting with the PNG Prime Minister like my previous meetings with my other colleague leaders was very fruitful.”

On the Outcome of the Meeting of SCLII in Port Vila in September last year, the MSG Chair said he informed Prime Minister O’Neill that the meeting endorsed the proposed Revised MSG Membership Guidelines and was brought to the attention of the SOM and FMM in their meeting which immediately followed the SCLII meeting and were endorsed by the Governing Bodies in December 2016.

He said he informed the PNG Prime Minister that Prime Minister Salwai, FLNKS Spokesman, Mr Tutugoro and Prime Minister Bainimarama have all agreed in principle to the Revised MSG Membership Guidelines and during his consultations with them.

The revised guidelines provide a very transparent process for Leaders to deliberate on an application for membership whereby they enhance and protect the decision-making process and respect the reporting structure of the MSG at the Summit level as stipulated under Articles 7 (1) and (2) of the MSG Agreement.

The MSG Chair said Prime Minister O’Neill in turn expressed support for the Revised MSG Membership Guidelines and as such, Leaders will meet and formally approve them at the next MSG Leaders’ Summit.

On the issue of West Papua, the MSG Chair said he told Prime Minister O’Neill that the United Liberation Movement of West Papua’s (ULMWP’s) application for membership of the MSG will be dealt with under the Revised MSG Membership Criteria.

He said Prime Minister O’Neill expressed the ULMWP’s membership of the MSG is not an issue to PNG but rather the ULMWP proving that it is a united body that represents the collective views of the people of West Papua just as the FLNKS is evidently a united body representing the collective views of the Kanaks of New Caledonia.

The MSG Chair said the PNG Prime Minister further stated that any discussion on the issue of sovereignty should be taken up appropriately with the United Nations Decolonisation Committee (C24) in New York and the Human Rights Commission in Geneva.

On the issue of MSG Free Trade Agreement, the MSG Chair said Prime Minister O’Neill stated that PNG will be signing up the agreement after sorting out some issues of concern with Fiji.

On the issue of MSG Labour Mobility, the MSG Chair said Prime Minister O’Neill has expressed desire to see this opened up so that Melanesians from other Melanesian countries do not have to apply for work permit to work in PNG and vice versa.

On the issue of Independent Review of the MSG Secretariat, the MSG Chair told Prime Minister O’Neill that the purpose of the review, which started since January pursuant to the Governing Body decision in December for the review to be undertaken. Its bold objective is to ensure a wholly functional, resilient and robust secretariat that delivers on the mandates of leaders.

He said the PNG Prime Minister conveyed PNG’s firm support for the review and offered assistance to the secretariat to ensure the reform is undertaken smoothly and swiftly.

On the issue of MSG Chairmanship Handover, the MSG Chair said he had sought the view of Prime Minister O’Neill as to when should Solomon Islands hand over the chairmanship to PNG this year and the PNG Prime Minister said Solomon Islands should hold on to the position until after the PNG General Elections in June.

The MSG Chair and his delegation will return to Honiara tomorrow, Friday 17^th March.

March 16, 2017 0

PM Sogavare On Final Leg of Second MSG Tour

By PM Press –March 13, 2017

MSG Chair, Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare of Solomon Islands.

Chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has arrived in the Papua New Guinea Capital this evening to complete his second visit of the MSG Capitals.

Hon Sogavare already visited two other M-S-G capitals of Port Vila, Vanuatu, and Suva, Fiji in January this year.

He did not travel to Port Moresby because his counterpart, Peter O’Neil was unavailable at the time.

Hon Sogavare did meet New Caledonia’s FLNKs representative in his January visit to Port Vila.

The MSG Chair uses his MSG Capital visits to discuss issues affecting and of concern to MSG Members.

His meeting with his PNG Counterpart is scheduled for Wednesday March 15^th.

Tomorrow, Hon Sogavare will pay a courtesy call on Governor General, His Excellency Bob Dadae.

Hon Sogavare is accompanied by Madame Sogavare, the Secretary to the MSG Chair, Mr Rence Sore and two other officers from the Prime Minister’s Office and two Close-Protection Police officers.

March 15, 2017 0

Gen. WPRA Mathias Wenda: Let All Beings Sing, Praise the Lord for PCWP Support in Geneva Last Night

In the morning of Thursday, March 2, 10`7, I woke up from my sleep, wandering why this morning, the birds and other beings on the ground, were making a lot and a lot of noise, not as usual. I was also visited by many guests during my sleep: all troops who dies in the fight against Indonesia came, having a big party all night; including my younger brothers the Late Gen. Kelly Kwalik and Brig. Gen. Hans Bomay were there.

I wanted to talk to them, but they all just waved and said, “celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, ….. so many times.”

When I reconnect back to the morning dancing and singing I was having in the West Papua Revolutionary Army (WPRA) Central Headquarters in the Jungle Of New Guinea this morning, I am then told that “We are also telling you, “celebrate, celebrate, celebrate…”

I did not wait, I went out and sing songs, dancing and singing and dancing for some 30 minutes, until all other troops woke up. Most of them joined into my songs, others were confused. They thought, “How come this old man is now drunk? He is a priest, carries the Bible on the right hand, and his gun on the left hand, but now he is drunk?” They thought “No, he is not drunk”.

I praise you the Lord, Almighty God, for your creation of this New Guinea Island, for the people of Melanesia, for our culture, for wisdom and understanding that you gave us, that make us unique in this planet Earth, that glorify your own power and presence. Today I praise you the Lord, for what you have done to me and to my struggle to free my people from the colonialism of Indonesia.

You have created us Melanesians and given us our places, starting from Raja Ampat of West Papua to Fiji, from Biak and Manus Islands to New Caledonia, this is what we humans ended up calling ourselves as Melanesian peoples, the peoples of the Black Archipelago, to pair with the Black Continent of Africa.

This morning I have a vision, that singing and dancing is the key towards victory, and together with the spirits of those who have died during this struggle, I now wake up, stand up, dance and sing, to praise you alone.

I pray that God bless West Papua governor, my Son Lukas Enembe, PNG Prime Minister my Son Peter O’Neill, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare Vanuatu Prime Minister Mr. Charlot Salwai, Kanak LeaderVictor Tutugoro, Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama so that they stand up united, strong and one voice, for the sake of their own Melanesian Identity and Integrity, for the sake of our unity and sovereignty, as we all came out from one father, and one mother, our father is Melanesia, our mother is Melanesia.

After praying all these, Gen. Wenda quickly went to lay down and slept for about 30 minutes, then he asked one of his staff to go to connect to the Internet and read if there is anything coming out.

He then realised, that just a few hours before his dancing and praying, Seven Pacific Leaders were speaking at the UN Human Rights Commission Meeting in Geneva, on behalf of the Pacific Coalition on West Papua (PCWP).

He then asked all his staff members to clap their hands, and again praise the Lord. He then bowed his head down to the Earth, and said,

Let All Beings Sing, Praise the Lord for PCWP Support in Geneva Last Night

March 2, 2017 0

MOU between Israel and PNG will enable Visa Free Travel

EMTV – According to a press statement by the Papua New Guinea Israel Jewish Council, ‘Israeli Nationals will not require visas to enter PNG ports for 60 days and PNG Nationals will not require visas to enter Israeli ports up to 90 days.’

The Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic, Service/Official and National/Ordinary Passports, is an agreement that was signed between Foreign Affairs Minister Rimbink Pato and his Israeli counterpart.

Prime Minister Peter O’Neill stated that “…there will be no more visas required for Papua New Guineans and no visa required for Israelis coming to PNG, so you can arrive here without a visa and you can automatically come and visit the holy sites — so that’s very good news for Papua New Guineans.”

The agreement between the State of Israel and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea is seen as a boost to bilateral relations.

“It is important that our diplomatic relationship to be lifted to the next level — we want to open up a new embassy here. We are hoping that Israel will also open up a small embassy in Port Moresby for the Pacific region.” He added.

Israeli President, Benjamin Netanyahu, reaffirmed PNG that Israel was willing to give it a prime spot at Jerusalem, and not Tel Aviv where all other diplomatic missions are located.

February 3, 2017 0

West Papua Problem Will Only be Solved in Melanesian Way, by Melanesian Leaders

West Papua Liberation Army (WPRA) Secretary-General, towards the end term of his office before the secretariat-general office is being ended by its Commander in Chief, Gen. WPRA Mathias Wenda, made a public statement last night that “West Papua Problem Will Only be Solved in Melanesian Way, by Melanesian leaders“, in reply to written questions sent by PMNews (Free West Papua News at papuapost.com via Email and Mobile Text Message.

PMNews: Hello, this is from PMNews again, we would like to ask some questions in relation to current development of West Papua independence campaign. It was reported recently that the Solomon Islands Prime Minister as the Chair of Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has toured and met other Melanesian leaders, except the PNG Prime Minister. What do you make out of this development?

WPRA: We thank to God, Almighty, creator of our Melanesian Islands, particularly the home of Melanesians, the Isle of New Guinea, and to our Melnaesian leaders, who are already standing up for their own people and our common identity as Melanesians.

About the current progress of MSG Chair meeting other MSG leaders, we are really grateful that this is happening. About MSG Chair not yet met PNG Premier, please PMNews,do not worry about this. This is exactly we call “The Melaensian Way”. The most obvious feature of the “Melanesian Way” is: UNPREDICTABLE. Please not it, Melanesians are unpredictable, what we do always unpredictable. When Barack Obama, Donal Trump, T. May, Joko Widodo say something, then most of us will be able to predict what they mean and what they imply at the same time. But when Melanesian peoples say something, they can mean something totally different, it is just unpredictable.

PMNews: United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) was promised to be accepted as Full Member of the MSG by early 2017, but this did not happen. Do you think this is also related to “The Melanesian Way”?

WPRA: You are absolutely right. You got it now. That is exactly why I said, we are Melanesians, and we are unpredictable.What we do is the same as the modern world do things. Melanesians are Melanesians. West Papua Issue is now Melanesian Issue, and we are now already dealing with it. Do not do things in Melanesia according to the Western mindset. It will have a counter-productive outcome.

PMNews: Does it mean Melanesian leaders can make promises but then it is OK if they do not deliver?

WPRA: You were already good in previous question, but now you got it wrong in this question. PLEASE: Do not focus on semi-membership and full-membership. That is western mind. Please focus on “membership”. Full stop. ULMWP is ALREADY a member of the MSG, full stop.

Be thankful, work on it, cultivate and nurture communication and collaboration with Melanesian leaders, our own leaders. Do not treat PNG Premier and Solomon Premier as different peoples. They are just one: Melanesian leaders.

West Papua just born into Melanesian family, a new born baby. Do not ask for food yet, milk first. Work first, cultivate first, nurture first, then things will evolve automatically and naturally. We are not talking about other peoples. We are talking about our own Melanesia and Melanesians. Think in Melanesian Way, Act in Melanesian Way.

PMNews: Elaborate more on the “Melaensian Way” that you are talking about.

WPRA: Just one short story. If you want a girl from another clan, what do you normally do? You must behave, you must show yourself capable man, know how to build house, make garden, and be a man, a husband. If your thinking and behavior is like a small kids, no woman will be willing to marry you, no clan will approve you to get their daughter.

You do not need to go around, you do not need to go to their men’s houses and put notice and distribute leaflets asking for support for your marriage with the girl. You do not need to ask other boys to join you in your demonstration. That will make the whole thing counter-productive, right?

What you should do is “behave”, do things that Melanesian peoples do in order to get attention, and in order to get support!

When we Melanesians live long time in the west, then we forget our own Melanesian Way. This is why we say we are Melanesians, but we do in western way. “Our Voice is like that of Jacob’s, but our skin feels like that of Esau’s”. What a game we are into now.

Get out from there. Be Melanesians, do things in Melanesian Way.

Everything is already on the right track. Nothing to worry about. Just TRUST….

Trust in God and His miracles;
Trust in Melanesia and Melanesian leaders’ wisdom
Trust in Yourselves as Melanesians in West Papua.

And then…

As far as possible, avoid to trust opinion from Non-Melanesian(s), because they have their own interests and we do not want them to change our course into their course;
As far as possible, DELETE doubt in yourself, and in your own Melanesian peoples, because that is the deadliest disease that we can have in order to destroy us Melanesians and our future; and
Only then, you can have the capability to absorb and comprehend ideas and suggestions from outside Melanesia, and then you can properly make use of things coming from outside.

PMNews: Your advice is not really easy, because we are in a globalised world, out West Papuan leaders now live in the West and we do not know what things they are getting from there and what things they want to use to Free West Papua.

WPRA: The right Melanesian leaders from West Papua will choose to live in one of Melanesian states, just like what Any Ayamiseba and The Late Dr. OPM John Otto Ondawame did. If they choose to live in the western countries, we will surely know that they dot not FULLY represent West Papuans, but they PARTLY represent non-Melanesians as well.

PMNwes: Any advice for Melanesian youths in West Papua and all over Indonesia?

WPRA: Not now, nothing to say for them right now.

Since 2004, WPRA has already been active in building bases for Free West Papua Campaign across Melanesian states. Since 2006, or ten years ago, we already have moved the Field of West Papua Political Match from Western New Guinea to Eastern New Guinea. Therefore, the match now is happening in PNG, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Kanaky and Vanuatu, not in West Papua or Indonesia anymore.

There is no comment for spectators. When there is a match, people normally give comments on the match, not on the spectators. Thank you.

January 27, 2017 0