British Ambassador Moazzam Malik visits Papua and West Papua
British Ambassador to Indonesia visited Sorong, Manokwari and Jayapura as part of the regional provincial visits in Indonesia from 14 to 18 November 2017.
British Ambassador to Indonesia Moazzam Malik visited Papua and West Papua as part of his regular provincial visits in Indonesia. The Ambassador visited Sorong, Manokwari and Jayapura for meetings with key government interlocutors at the local and provincial levels, businesses, civil society groups, and universities.
Ambassador Moazzam Malik said:
I am pleased to be making my third visit to the region since becoming Ambassador. I am here to discuss issues of mutual interest such as climate change, education and development. I am particularly excited to return to UNIPA University so I can encourage more Papuans to consider studying in the UK, including through the UK funded Chevening Scholarships.
The UK fully supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Indonesia. We regard Papua as an integral part of Indonesia. We also support the efforts the government and civil society organisations to address the challenges in Papua and hope to see it enjoy the same level of peace, stability, and prosperity as other parts of this nation.
Further information
- Chevening scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisation. Indonesia is the fourth largest countries for the Chevening scholarship programme and around 80 awards will be available. Find out more at www.chevening.org.
- We want the brightest and best Papuans to come to the UK to study, including through Chevening and LPDP scholarships, to help Papua achieve its full potential.
- For more information on the visit please contact Embassy’s Spokesperson Faye Belnis at +62 (0) 811 87777 62.