Fiji, May 2 -- Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has indicated that Fiji will not interfere in the matter of Indonesian Sovereignty regarding West Papua.

Rabuka last month made an official visit to Indonesia which sparked debate with activists of the Free West Papua Movement.

He stated that the matter is for the sovereign state of Indonesia to address.

However, he expresses deep sympathy for the people of West Papua.

He drew a parallel with the Island of Rotuma, which sought independence after 1987, emphasising that it was a matter of Fijian sovereignty.

"That is the matter for Indonesia to deal with although we feel for the Melanesian kinsman the west Papua, it is part of Indonesia, just like Rotuma is part of Fiji when there was a mov...