West Papua Update

The UK remains committed to the territorial integrity of Indonesia.

My Lords, the UK remains committed to the territorial integrity of Indonesia. We will do all we can in support of measures to address the widespread poverty in the area in question, and to raise our concerns about human rights abuses wherever they occur. We encourage, along with other international partners, a meaningful dialogue which would be of assistance in finding an acceptable solution.

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Howell of Guildford

Source : Lord Hansard

The UK supports the territorial integrity of Indonesia

The UK supports the territorial integrity of Indonesia. We do not support calls to ask the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on whether the New York Agreement was contrary to the UN Charter or the UN General Assembly Resolution 1514. The UN General Assembly took note of the “New York Agreement” between Indonesia and the Netherlands in Resolution 1752. This has been the policy of successive Governments and remains unchanged by the Government. 

Minister of State at the Foreign Office, Mr Jeremy Browne MP

Source : Commons Hansard

The Improvement of Indonesian Human Rights Situation

The human rights situation in Indonesia has improved over the last 10 years and we judge that the government remains committed to further progress, as indicated by its 2006 accession to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.  

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Meg Munn

Source: Commons Hansard

Joint Statement by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Tony Blair

Source: Illegal Logging Info

Indonesia – (Extract) The President and the Prime Minister reaffirmed their commitment to combating illegal logging, and to work together to promote sustainable development and environmental conservation. They committed themselves to continue the work of the ground-breaking MoU on combating illegal logging and illegal timber trade, signed in 2002 between the UK and Indonesia, by embarking on the EC-Indonesia Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Support Project. They also discussed ways that the two countries could work together to implement the Kyoto Protocol. Read more…