RI, S'pore to conduct joint expo in September
RI, S'pore to conduct joint expo in September
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Singapore will hold a one-week
joint exhibition on industry and investment in Singapore in
September, Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo says.
The minister told journalists here over the weekend that
President Soeharto of Indonesia and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
of Singapore would officially open the exhibition.
He said Indonesia would send 60 companies to the exhibition.
Singaporean Ambassador to Indonesia Edward Lee said 23
Singaporean companies, 10 of which are state-owned, had confirmed
their participation in the expo.
Lee noted that the exhibition, slated to be held between Sept.
21 and Sept. 27, would coincide with the 4th World Economic
Forum's Europe-East Asia Summit in Singapore.
Minister Tunky said President Soeharto was scheduled to
deliver the keynote speech at the forum, which will be attended
by over 500 business people.
Tunky explained that Indonesia would promote, at the
exhibition, its most potential sectors which are currently open
for foreign investors.
"We will prioritize the service, infrastructure and tourism
sectors, as they have the most potential to attract foreign
investment," Tunky was quoted by Antara as saying.
Meanwhile the committee of the Indonesian Product Exhibition
announced over the weekend that it will conduct a national-level
seminar in Medan, North Sumatra, on Wednesday.
The seminar, which will feature Minister of Cooperatives and
Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya and Head of Small
Industry Development Board of the Ministry of Industry Atih
Surjati, is part of a series of national seminars conducted by
the committee to coincide the product exhibition.
Sugihono Kadarisman, coordinator of the seminar section of the
product exhibition, said the committee had just completed two
seminars in two cities -- Ujungpandang of South Sulawesi and
Surabaya of East Java -- with State Minister of Investment
Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo and Minister Tunky as the main speakers.
The peak of the series of seminars will be conducted in
Jakarta in August, presenting 10 cabinet ministers, presidents of
a number of state enterprises, business leaders and experts as
speakers. (rid)