Michael Ring
Question:9 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions taken at EU level to raise the question of the human rights situation in West Papua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14867/03]
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9 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions taken at EU level to raise the question of the human rights situation in West Papua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14867/03]
28 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the situation in the Wamena area of West Papua; if his attention has been drawn to the reports of human rights abuses emanating from the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14846/03]
44 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he has taken with the Indonesian authorities, his EU counterparts and the United Nations regarding West Papua; the outcome of the Minister of State's recent meeting with a person (details supplied) and the West Papua Action group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14943/03]
143 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions taken at EU level to raise the issue of human rights in West Papua. [14976/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 28, 44 and 143 together.
On a number of occasions recently, I have set out the Government's position with respect to the situation in Papua.
At the meeting of the External Relations Council which I attended on 14 April 2003, Ireland, together with our EU partners, adopted revised Council Conclusions on Indonesia. These conclusions reaffirmed the importance which we attach to the promotion and protection of human rights in Indonesia. The conclusions stressed the importance of bringing all perpetrators of human rights violations to justice, and also emphasised the importance of actively promoting peaceful solutions to the internal conflicts in Indonesia, including that of Papua.