A Papua New Guinea-Indonesia border post closed due to armed clashes last weekend, will remain shut until the end of this week.
The PNG Defence Force is monitoring the developments in the region, while keeping surveillance of the Wutung border post and protecting the lives of Papua New Guineans.
The PNG foreign minister says the government has expressed its concerns to the Indonesian ambassador.
An Indonesian military commander based in Papua, Christian Zebua, told the Jakarta Post the government would use the closure to repair facilities damaged during the clashes.
