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Indonesia to hold first expo in Central and East Europe in May 2008

Warsaw (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Government will hold the First Indonesian Expo in Central and East Europe (1st IE-CEE), in Warsaw, Poland, from May 7 to 10, 2008, as part of its export and investment promotion program in Europe.

The 1st IE-CEE would be the largest and most comprehensive Indonesian exposition of trade, investment and tourism in a foreign country in 2008, Indonesian Ambassador to Poland Hazairin Pohan, as coordinator of the first IE-CEE, said recently in a statement published on the expo`s website.

The First IE-CEE would be an excellent opportunity for Polish business people to meet their Indonesian counterparts in one-on-one meetings, investment seminars, as well as tourism promotions, he said.

There will be cultural performances of the best traditional music, dances, as well as exotic cuisines of Indonesia.

Ambassador Pohan urged the business community in Poland to take advantage of what the 1st IE-CEE would offer.

He said, the theme of `Bridging the Distance` was expected to foster strong links between some 1000 best Indonesian producers of goods and services with Europe.

The expo would be supported by Indonesian embassies in Belgrade, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Kiev, Moscow, Prague, Sofia, and Warsaw. (*)

Source: ANTARA News

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China`s journalists to promote RI`s tourism

Beijing (ANTARA News) - A number of China`s journalists who would be facilitated by Indonesian embassy in Beijing, are slated to visit a number of regions to write and promote tourism potentials in the country relating to the Visit Indonesia Year (VIY) 2008, a spokesman said.

“A number of China`s journalists will come to Indonesia to write and promote several tourism potentials, arts and culture in a bid to promote them to China`s people,” Arianto Suroyo, 3rd secretary dealing with social and cultural affairs of Indonesian Embsssy in Beijing on Saturday.

This program is part of promotion program on arts, culture and tourism handled by Indonesian Embassy in Beijing during 2008, he said, adding that the visit will be carried out in March and April, 2008.

“The China`s journalists will visit several regions in Indonesia, which will be decided later and cooperate with regional government,” he said.

Arianto expressed hope that the China`s journalists who would visit Indonesia`s tourist resorts would write and their writings about the country`s tourist objects would attract China`s tourists to visit Indonesia. (*)

Source: ANTARA News

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