The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has welcomed a recommendation to make the Indonesian province a priority on the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' agenda.
The ULM's Secretary General Octo Mote says increasing awareness of West Papua has led to a growing groundswell of people's solidarity movements in the Pacific.
Mr Mote says he hopes the forum will act on their plea to address growing human rights abuses in West Papua.
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| United Liberation Movement for West Papua secretary-general Octo Mote. |
He says he hopes a fact finding mission can be established and has supported the call by Vanuatu for the United Nations to appoint a special envoy to West Papua.
Mr Mote has also expressed grattitude at the decision by Solomon Islands to appoint a special envoy on West Papua and seek the region's admission to the Forum.
