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Annex 2: Overview of key meetings
of the WPNCL
1. Think-Tank Papuan Leaders’
Meeting in Nieuwegein, Holland in
mid-2003 213
This meeting emphasized the need for national
unity and reconciliation among all Papuan political
and social groups. Primary objectives were to
discuss national unity, reconciliation and consolidation
within the wider Papuan community, and
resistant movements in particular, and also to find
appropriate strategies to achieve those goals by
dividing tasks among the main political, military
and social groups.
2. Papuan Leaders Consultation
Workshop in Abepura, West Papua
in late 2004
During this workshop, the leaders discussed reconciliation
and consolidation efforts within the movement,
they agreed to organize a Papuan leaders
summit, and discussed the way forward.
3. Papuan Leaders Consultation
meeting in Sydney 2004
The meeting was about the revitalization of the
Task Force for Reconciliation 214 , and the roles and
responsibilities of the Coalition’s members inside
and outside West Papua.
4. Papuan Leaders’ consultation in
Port Vila in late 2004 215
The meeting discussed reconciliation and consolidation
with the OPM as a priority and stated the
need to: “unify different perceptions and then form
213 Ondawame, Otto, Let’s Work Together to End the Suffering of Our
People, Briefing Paper, (Port Vila: WPNCL, 2008), p.3.
214 The Task Force for Reconciliation is today called the Working Group
for the Coalition. The main tasks of the Task Force for Reconciliation
were to consult with different factions within the OPM/TPN, and
also with different resistant movements, in order to move towards
internal reconciliation. These tasks are continued by the Working
Group for the Coalition but focusing on peaceful dialogue as the
main objective.
215 Ondawame, Otto (2008), p.5.
a united front that will represent the aspirations of
the people of West Papua”. 216
5. A meeting in Yambi, Papua New
Guinea in late 2005 217
This resulted in a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) for better working relationships between the
various elements of the resistance, and the establishment
of the West Papuan National Coalition
for Liberation as the main umbrella organization
in the liberation struggle.
6. A meeting in Madang, Indonesia
in mid-2006 218
This was between several commanders and representatives
of the TPN who declared their support
for unity as well as peaceful dialogue.
7. A military leaders meeting at the
beginning of 2007 219
The military leaders held a meeting in Papua and
decided to reorganize the existing military structure,
and they emphasized the urgent need for
reconciliation and consolidation. 220 Further they
recommended political leaders to organize a
Papuan Leaders Summit.
8. A meeting in Ipoh, Malaysia in
late 2007 221
The meeting discussed the broad terms of reference
for possible peace talks, reinforced the Coalition
structure and concluded with a decision to organize
a high level meeting of Papuan Leaders in Port
Vila to continue discussions.
216 Ondawame, Otto (2008), p.5.
217 Task Force for Reconciliation, Briefing Paper, (Port Vila: Secretariat
of the WPNCL, 2006), p.6. See also Ondawame, Otto (2008), p.5.
218 Task Force for Reconciliation, Memorandum of Understanding,
(Madang, 2008). See also: Ondawame, Otto (2008), pp.6-7.
219 Task Force for Reconciliation, TPN leaders meeting in the Headquarters
of the OPM in the jungle to discuss their position on the
reconciliation process, 7 April 2007.
220 The military reconstruction involved the abolishment of Commando
Units within the PN (PEMKA Unit, Victory Unit and Arfak 1965
Unit). All units were merged into one National Liberation Army.
221 Ondawame, Otto (2008), p.7.
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