Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Jayapura, the capital of the Indonesian province of Papua, has signed a five-year-long sister city cooperation agreement with two cities in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.
The memorandum of understanding on the cooperation was signed by Jayapura Mayor Benhur Tomi Mano, Wewak Mayor John Nawas, and East Sepik province’s Deputy Governor, David Kusik, on April 8, 2022.
To follow up on the sister city cooperation, Mano said his colleagues from Wewak city and East Sepik province plan to send a team of officials to Jayapura to study the agriculture and tourism industry.
Speaking to ANTARA here on Friday, Mano informed that the cooperation with Wewak and Vanimo, the capital of East Sepik province, would also lead to their holding a sporting event together.
Vanimo city can be reached by land from Jayapura city through the Skouw border post, while Wewak can be reached by air from Vanimo city.
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