Japan-RI students to hold campfire

Japan-RI students to hold campfire

JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese School in cooperation with Al-Azhar
junior high school will hold the 18th Japan-Indonesia Friendship
Campfire at Park Hotel in Sawangan, to the south of here this
evening.

Under this program, some 160 students from the Japanese junior
high school and another 160 SMP Al-Azhar students will undertake
goodwill activities around a bonfire under the supervision of
their teachers.

The campfire outing is intended to promote and further
strengthen mutual understanding between students of the two
countries, according to a statement of the Japanese Embassy.

This activity is part of the various programs of the Japan-
Indonesia Friendship Festival '95 scheduled to be held from Oct.
3 through 29.

The festival is aimed at contributing to establishing new
bases for friendly and cooperative relations in hailing the 21th
century through better mutual understanding, with emphasis on
cultural aspects. (hhr)