Cebu, East Java tie up

Cebu, East Java tie up

JAKARTA (JP): The Philippine province of Cebu will open a
trade office in East Java's provincial capital of Surabaya to
promote trade links between the provinces, the Philippine
ambassador to Indonesia said.

Leonides T. Cadey told The Jakarta Post after meeting with
East Java governor Imam Utomo on Thursday that the trade office
would be established to supplement their sister-province
cooperation agreement.

He did not disclose when the agreement was signed.

Cebu initially planned to open the office in 1997 but dropped
the plan due to the economic crisis which struck the region in
mid-1997, Cadey said.

He said the provinces would be able to help each other in
various fields, including computer and agricultural technology.
(nur/jsk)