Golkar to host int'l seminar

Golkar to host int'l seminar

JAKARTA: Golkar Party will host an international seminar on
prosperity and democratization here on Saturday, as part of its
41st anniversary celebrations.

The seminar will involve delegates of ruling parties from
ASEAN member states, China, Japan, South Korea, India and South
Africa.

Organizing committee chairman Agus R. Kartasasmita said the
seminar would feature delegates from China's Communist Party,
India's Congress Party and Singapore's People's Action Party, who
would share their experiences in attracting foreign investment.

"China is the first destination of foreign investors and India
is second, while Singapore has been successful in luring foreign
tourists. We need to learn from their successes," he said here on
Wednesday.

Agus said Golkar's anniversary celebrations would be
highlighted by a rally at Senayan Stadium on Saturday evening,
with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono scheduled to attend.

The festivities will also include two soccer friendlies,
between Aceh's Persiraja and Papua's Persipura, and between
Indonesia and South Africa, which are scheduled for Sunday
evening. --JP