Expo on RI products to be held during APEC meeting

Expo on RI products to be held during APEC meeting

JAKARTA (JP): A week-long exhibition on Indonesian products
and a two-day business seminar will be held at the Jakarta
Fairgrounds here this month in coincidence with the meetings of
the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

The executive chairman of the Host Committee for the APEC
Economic Leaders Meeting, Abdul Rahman Ramly, told a press
conference here yesterday that APEC Expo '94, which will be
opened by Vice President Try Sutrisno on Nov. 12, is meant to
take advantage of the presence of more than 2,000 foreign
businessmen in Indonesia on the occasion of the APEC meetings.

Senior officials of APEC's 17 member countries will start
meeting here next week, prior to its ministerial conference and
informal summit in the middle of this month. APEC's business
people and economic experts also will hold separate meetings
prior to the informal summit.

"It's a unique, rare and golden opportunity. So, we want to
take as many advantages as possible by conducting the APEC expo
and business meeting," Ramly said.

The expo, aimed at promoting trade and investment relations
among APEC members, will exhibit various products, including
agricultural produce, manufactured goods, minerals and heavy
equipment. Information on infrastructure facilities, construction
and real estate developments, services and tourist sites, as well
as the capital market, will be offered as well.

Domestic and foreign businessmen are expected to make business
contacts and sign cooperation agreements during the week-long
exhibition and seminar, Ramly said.

Sports

"On Sunday, Nov. 13, we will conduct sports activities, such
as golf, tennis and jogging for business people," he noted.

The two-day business seminar, which will be held on Nov. 14
and Nov. 15, will present a number of Indonesian ministers as
speakers, such as Coordinating Minister for Trade and Industry
Hartarto, Minister of Trade Satrio Budiardjo Joedono, Minister of
Industry Tunky Ariwibowo, Minister of Mines and Energy I.B.
Sudjana, State Minister for Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo,
Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah, Minister of Public
Works Radinal Moochtar and Minister of National Development
Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita.

The U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Ronald H. Brown, is scheduled
to deliver his speech on the "Asia-Pacific New Business Horizon
into the 21st Century" at the business seminar.

Chilean President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle is expected to be a
guest speaker at a luncheon hosted by the Indonesian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (Kadin) on Nov. 14, along with Minister
Tunky. (rid)