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PNG’s Marape makes foreign policy gaffes over Israel, West Papua
ByDr. David Robie 14 September 2023

Prime Minister James Marape has made two foreign policy gaffes in the space of a week that may come back to bite him as Papua New Guinea prepares for its 48th anniversary of independence this Saturday.

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OPM call for PNG’s James Marape as negotiator for NZ pilot’s safe passage
ByDr. David Robie 28 May 2023

Free Papua Organisation (OPM) leader Jeffrey Bomanak has appealed for Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape to become a “neutral intermediary” to negotiate between the Indonesian government and the West Papuan rebels holding a New Zealand pilot hostage for his release.

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