Fiji, Sept. 15 -- Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have reaffirmed their recognition of Indonesia's sovereignty over West Papua while pushing for a long-delayed human rights mission to take place.

In their communique, Leaders recalled Indonesia's 2018 invitation for a mission led by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and agreed to pursue a Forum Leaders Envoys visit in 2026.

They tasked the Forum Secretariat to work constructively with Jakarta, in consultation with the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat(MSG), to make the mission possible.

"Leaders reaffirmed the Forum's ongoing recognition of Indonesia's sovereignty over West Papua (Papua). Recalling Indonesia's 2018 invitation for a mission led by the UN High Commissioner for ...