British missions visiting Sulawesi

British missions visiting Sulawesi

JAKARTA: Two British trade delegations are visiting the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar to promote trade between the United Kingdom and Indonesia.

British ambassador Richard Gozney is leading a group representing British agribusiness companies to the town from Monday to Tuesday, while another group from the British Chamber of Commerce (Britcham) is visiting the town from Sunday to Tuesday, according to an embassy statement.

During a seminar on Monday, the British agribusiness firms gave presentations to assist small and medium enterprises engaged in agricultural production and packaging.

While on Tuesday, Britcham is to host a energy forum focusing on the utilization of small power technologies and carbon reduction.

A number of the British company representatives will then go on to visit other regions of Sulawesi and further agribusiness seminars will be held in Manado (Sept. 12-13) and Kendari (Sept. 16-17). -- JP