Indonesia–Papua New Guinea relations Indonesia–Papua New Guinea relations Indonesia – Papua New Guinea relations are foreign relations between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, two bordering countries north of Australia. Western New Guinea (which consists of two Indonesian provinces: Papua and West Papua) and Papua New Guinea share a border that has raised tensions and ongoing diplomatic issues over many decades. Indonesia is represented in Papua New Guinea with an embassy in Port Moresby and a consulate in Vanimo. Dutch colonial and Indonesian government actions over the populations in Papua have caused an extensive and ongoing border issue which has a lengthy and enduring presence
Tari, Papua New Guinea area around Tari airfield and appeared to be flying well, but never made it to the runway. The three passengers were PNG nationals. Tari, Papua New Guinea Tari is the capital of the Tari-Pori District and is the centre of Huli country in the Hela Province of Papua New Guinea. It is the second largest settlement in the province, and accessible by road from Mendi. A Cessna 206 aircraft operated by Missionary Aviation Fellowship crashed close to Tari on March 23, 2006 killing its pilot and injuring 3 passengers. The pilot was a 42-year Swiss man who had been in