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Islands in focus: Jayapura cooperates with PNG's Vanimo
The administrations of Jayapura of Papua and Vanimo of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are to cooperate in the agricultural sector, an official has said
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he administrations of Jayapura of Papua and Vanimo of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are to cooperate in the agricultural sector, an official has said.
'We have met twice, discussing the cooperation. The two neighboring cities should build friendship,' Jayapura Mayor Benhur Tommy Mano said on Saturday.
In the cooperation framework, Benhur said Vanimo residents would be sent to Jayapura to learn agriculture and animal husbandry.
'The residents would be placed in East Koya, Muara Tami district for six months. They are expected to return to their hometown and practice their skills,' he said.
Benhur hoped that the cooperation could also overcome problems between the two cities, such as smuggling and trespassing.
'Hopefully, we will soon sign a memorandum of understanding for the cooperation,' he said.
