A new development program in the restive Indonesian province of Papua may be allowed to be scrutinised by international observers.
Indonesian Vice-President Boediono told journalists that the Papuan conflict can be managed by the government.
The new programme has been established to improve welfare, security and justice.
Boediono said Indonesia may consider allowing independent observers to oversee the development.
"In general we would like to resolve Papua on our own and certainly we would invite, later on, observers to look at Papua at what we have done since the beginning, the start of this new approach to Papua," he said.
The vice-president added there is no need for the international community to step in to resolve the problems.
Tensions in Papua have increased recently, with many pro-independence activists killed, in recent clashes with security forces, and many more arrested.
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