PNG, Indodesia sign agreement on Indonesian Bahasa Language training

The Indonesian Embassy in Port Moresby and the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Indonesian Course Training.

The MOU was signed by His Excellency Ronald Josef PariamanManik, Ambassador of the republic of Indonesia and Mr. William Dihm, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.

Twenty Foreign Service Officers from the Department and Five from the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and Department of Defence will participate in the Bahasa language training for three months with an aims in building capacity for Foreign Service Officers and to equip officers to communicate effectively.

The MOU will bring Indonesia and PNG together more closely, to promote people to people exchanges and cultural exchanges as agreed to by both countries in the 2013 PNG- Indonesia Plan of Actions. Participants will not only learn the Indonesia Bashasa language but also deepen their understanding and appreciation of the relations between PNG and Indonesia and thus contribute to better management of issues of mutual interest and of border management activity and security cooperation.