Many Calls For All Eyes On Papua On Social Media, Here's AHY's Comment

JAKARTA - Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono has opened his voice regarding the recent calls of All Eyes on Papua.

The call was crowded because the forests in Papua would be completely extinguished and converted to oil palm plantations.

AHY said the principle of overcoming this problem was justice.

He emphasized that the people in Papua as much as possible were not secondned.

This can be seen from the focus of the government who wants to catch up with Papua with other regions.

"In principle, like this, Papua is a noble and unique territory of Indonesia that we must maintain its honor and glory. Of course, we want the Papuan people to also live well and prosper," AHY said in a media gathering at his office, Friday, June 7.

"We are treated fairly, not secondly and instead we focus on pursuing behind compared to other regions in Indonesia. Including, for example, chasing behind Java," he continued.

AHY admitted that there are indeed a number of strategic government policies aimed at improving the economy to creating jobs.

According to him, this policy can lead to Indonesia's food security and energy independence.

Therefore, AHY assessed the need for areas for plantation land.

He stressed that economic policy for Papua must be right on target and involve all groups, including the local community to the tribes that live in the area.

"Well, what is important for me is how this is all determined by involving all parties. Including, indigenous Papuans who live there, what is clearly made to understand that the development goal is to improve the welfare of the local community and also contribute to the national economy," he said.

AHY admitted that he was reluctant to get further involved in political matters.

He emphasized that the important thing for him is that the policy must be done together.

"That's about it. We, the Ministry of ATR/BPN, don't want to comment too far, including its political affairs. What is clear is that in principle we want to provide a relationship for economic growth and development. But also want to maintain sovereignty and also a sense of comfort from the community where it will be used as a location for the development," he added.