RI-China association opened in Medan

RI-China association opened in Medan

MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Indonesia-China Friendship Association (PPIC) for the northern Sumatra region was officiated in the capital of North Sumatra last Saturday.

Also attending the inauguration ceremony held at the Polonia Hotel were Chen Shi Qiu, the Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nua Wea and Governor of North Sumatra Tengku Rizal Nurdin.

Qiu appreciated the amount of cooperation that had taken place between the two countries in politics, economics and culture since bilateral ties resumed in 1990.

The good bilateral ties were also reflected by official visits. Former president Abdurrahman Wahid visited China at the end of 1999 and China's Premier Zhu Rongji visited Indonesia in November 2001.

Jacob, who was appointed as an advisor of PPIC, appreciated the establishment of the association and not China's office as was recently reported, which was expected to enhance mutual confidence and trust between the two countries. --JP