Some of the issues were old and had not yet been settled so far, while some are new and were presented by the Indonesian delegation, the leader of the Indonesian delegation to the meeting, Commodore Atok Susanto, said to ANTARA.
The old issues raised by the Indonesian delegation included joint verification that was carried out in Torasi, the case of the Papua fishermen who went missing from Merauke in 2014, the case of the lowering of the Indonesian flag in Nyakyu, and handling of an abduction case.
Among the new issues disclosed by the Indonesian delegation are the release of 14 abductors by PNG despite the fact that their weapons have been confiscated and destroyed.
The abductors should have been handed over to Indonesia to undergo the judicial process, said Susanto, who is an expert on international relations at the military headquarters.
The meeting which was attended by a number of military officials from the two countries also discussed the planned signing of a cooperation agreement and joint sports events.
The Indonesian delegation has also proposed an exchange of visits by military officials at the regional military command levels of the two countries to improve relations between security officials assigned at the Indonesia-PNG border, and joint sports activities, he said.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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