Government Prioritizes Welfare Approach

Government Prioritizes Welfare Approach

Conditions in Tembagapura, Papua, in the past few days have been heating up after the attacks carried out by armed criminal groups (KKB) against members of the TNI-Polri. The government responded quickly to the situation by holding a cross-ministerial meeting.
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The meeting was held at Kemenko Polhukam, a number of ministers were present, including Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Johnny G Plate, Minister of Religion (Menag) Fachrul Razi, Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkum HAM) Yasonna Laoly, Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian, as well as Deputy Minister of Defense (Wamenhan) Sakti Wahyu Trenggono.
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The Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G Plate said the meeting discussed the approach taken by the Indonesian government in dealing with conflicts in Papua.
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"What is clear is that the Indonesian government's approach there is a welfare approach so what is followed up is related to improving the welfare of the Papuan people," Plate said.
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Plate emphasized that the current Indonesian government continues to focus on improving welfare in Papua so that it is on a par with other regions in Indonesia.
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In addition, Plate revealed that today's meeting was related to Papua's preparations for welcoming several major celebrations this year. There are at least two events in Papua that are the concern of the current government.
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"The point was that the coordination was under the Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security on Papuan affairs, especially also there would be many major activities in Papua. There was an MTQ in Papua and West Papua, then after that there was a PON. big event, "said Plate.