Summit gong Bandung bound

Wed, 20 Apr 2005

A two-meter-diameter, 270-kilogram gong has left for Bandung to become the symbol of the Asian-African Summit to be held later this week.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to sound the gong on Sunday, which will be displayed during the entire event. The gong features the embossed names and flags of the 106 attending nations.

The gong, which also displays the summit logo and theme, took local craftsman Djuyato Suntani three months to make and cost Rp 1.5 billion (US$157,894).

"It's a donation from the World Peace Committee to Indonesia," said Djuyato. -- JP

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