The Secretary General of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP), Octovianus Mote has said the decision to defer West Papua’s application to become full members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group was disappointing.
Speaking to the media last Friday Mr Mote described the Leader’s decision as a very emotional day for West Papuans.
“It was really an emotional day, you know, we were really hoping that we would be full members because not only Papuans are united under the Liberation movement as we’ve been demonstrating it for a year and a half that we are united under one leadership.”
