PROVINCE BATAM, INDONESIA, JUNE 26, SPA -- AUSTRALIA’S LEADER MONDAY SAID HE SUPPORTED INDONESIA’S SOVEREIGNTY OVER TROUBLED PAPUA PROVINCE, AFTER MEETING WITH THE INDONESIAN PRESIDENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE TIES PLUMMETED OVER CANBERRA’S DECISION TO ACCEPT REFUGEES FROM THE TROUBLED REGION. «WE RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT INDONESIAN SOVEREIGNTY OVER PAPUA,» PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD TOLD REPORTERS AFTER THE TALKS, WHICH HE SAID WERE WARM AND DIRECT, ACCORDING TO A REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. --SPA 26/06/2006 13:04 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/371346