JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to hold a meeting with the Papua Special Autonomy Acceleration Executive Committee together with related ministries and the Papua regional government, Tuesday, December 16. This meeting aims to accelerate development in Papua while aligning central and regional government policies.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Ribka Haluk, said that the meeting would involve the Governor of Papua as well as all district heads in the province. The President will provide direct guidance regarding the acceleration program.
"Today the President will hold a meeting with the Papua Special Autonomy Acceleration Executive Committee, ministries, and local governments, in this case the governor and all 42 regents in Papua," said Ribka at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta.
Ribka explained that this meeting was a space for dialogue between the President and the governors and regents. The main focus is on harmonizing central government programs and policies with the regions to accelerate development in Papua.
"Later there will be a dialogue between the President and the governors and regents. The point is to harmonize the programs and policies of the central government in accelerating Papua's development," he added.
The government has also prepared a medium-term development framework through the Papua Development Acceleration Master Plan (RIPP), which was just launched together with the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas). RIPP serves as a strategic guide for the central and regional governments in implementing development programs effectively and in a coordinated manner.
Meanwhile, the Governor of Papua, Mathius Derek Fakhiri, conveyed his hope that the President would respond to the needs of the region in a concrete manner. He emphasized the importance of accelerating development in various sectors to improve the welfare of the Papuan people.
"Papua needs acceleration of development on all sides," said Fakhiri at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta.
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Fakhiri added that the six governors in Papua were confirmed to attend the meeting, while the presence of all regents was still pending confirmation. "We are all six governors. For the regent, I don't know, maybe he will also be present," he said.
This meeting is expected to be the starting point for accelerating the development of Papua by synchronizing more effective central-regional programs, as well as improving coordination between related agencies in the region.
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