goodmorningpapua.com – The Head of the West Papua Regional Police, Inspector General Daniel Silitonga, stated that the entire West Papua region is conducive ahead of the G-20 Summit which will soon take place in Nusa Dua, Bali Province, November 15-16. He followed up on the direction of the Indonesian National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo regarding the presence of the police to guarantee security and public order ahead of the peak of the implementation of the G-20 Summit throughout Indonesia.
“Security and order in the region (37 provinces) in Indonesia, including West Papua, are the benchmarks for the success of the National Police in carrying out security ahead of the opening of the G-20 Summit,” said Manokwari, Monday (14/11/2022).
To ensure the security of the West Papua region, he mobilized all personnel of the Bhabinkamtibmas Polres to act responsively to any situation that develops in the community. “We are increasing the frequency of the presence of Polri members in the community by increasing patrol hours, and maximizing the presence of Bhabinkamtibmas to visit the community in their respective task areas,” he said.
For information, the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali on 15-16 November 2022 is a cooperation forum for 20 major world economies. The cooperation forum of 20 world economic countries consists of 19 countries and one region, namely Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the People’s Republic of China or China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Arab Saudi, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and European Union.
However, apart from the 20 countries, the Government of Indonesia has also invited other countries to the G20 forum during its presidency. The government has ensured that as many as 17 heads of state of the G20 members will attend the G20 Summit. Meanwhile, three heads of state were absent, namely from Russia, Brazil and Mexico.