Vietnam president completes visit in Bali
Vietnam president completes visit in Bali
JAKARTA (JP): Vietnam President Le Duc Anh and his entourage
flew home from the holiday island of Bali yesterday after a brief
overview of how Indonesia runs its tourism industry.
He was seen off at Denpasar's Ngurah Rai international airport
by Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication Joop Ave,
Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Dja'far Assegaf, governor of
Bali Ida Bagus Oka and Commander of Udayana Military Command Maj.
Gen. Adang Ruchiatna.
Anh flew to his home country on a Vietnam Airlines charter.
Joop Ave who accompanied Anh during his visit to Bali told
reporters that Vietnam was interested in learning from Indonesia
on how to develop tourism.
Anh with his five accompanying ministers were impressed with
the way Indonesia develops its tourism, especially in Bali, where
respect for the local culture is always well-maintained.
Joop said that Anh believed that the cultural values
flourished through the development of tourism.
"Indonesia succeeds in developing its tourism because it pays
attention to the values developed in society and upholds such
principles," he said as quoted by Antara.
During his brief visit to Bali, Anh and his wife visited the
handicraft center in Gianyar regency belonging to noted local
handicraft Ida Bagus Marka. They also visited the Batubulan
village to witness the famous Barong dance.
During a meeting with President Soeharto earlier Jakarta, Anh
stressed Vietnam's serious efforts to join the Association of
South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) which groups Indonesia,
Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.
The two heads of state also discussed the fate of the
Vietnamese boat people on Galang island in Riau province and the
demarcation of a disputed continental shelf in the South China
Sea.
Indonesia is enthusiastic to clear Galang of the remaining
refugees as part of its plans to develop the island, located just
south of Singapore, as part of the Batam bonded industrial zone.
A joint press statement by Indonesia and Vietnam yesterday
highlighted the need for the two countries to promote bilateral
cooperations.
According to the statement, the two countries noted with
satisfaction the good bilateral cooperation on population control
and family planning, considering it as a concrete manifestation
of the cooperation between developing nations. (07/par)