PNG, Indonesia and Australia in talks to increase border Surveillance
The Papua New Guinea Government is in talks with the Australian and Indonesian Governments for a joint partnership in ensuring the international borders are policed, as the number of confirmed cases increases in the two countries which share borders with PNG.PNG Prime Minister James Marape told a media briefing yesterday that, he has told his counterparts to penalize Papua New Guineans who travel illegally to those countries.
He said vice versa, crossers from those countries will be arrested and charged for defying PNG's State of emergency orders.
"I have already spoken to the Australian Prime Minister and sometimes tomorrow I will be talking to the President of Indonesia so our joint international borders will be given a step up protection on our side as well as on their side.
"So Papua New Guineans, as your Prime Minister I will be speaking without fear or favor, anyone of you who wish to cross to the other side, our government has made it illegal already, and if police on the other side pick you up and lock you don't cry to our government asking for you to be bailed out.
"I will be asking Police, Customs and Immigration officials in Indonesia and Australia to also tighten up our borders both land and on sea or water," said Marape
NBC News / PNG Today
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