Belitung – Delegates from several countries have actually begun showing up in Belitung district, Bangka Belitung Islands province, to go to the ASEAN Blue Economy Online forum, an official of Belitung district informed.
Deputy head of Belitung District Isyak Meirobie in Tanjung Pandang, Saturday evening stated the delegates who got here on Saturday were welcomed with a welcome dance and provided standard Belitung food, such as Belitong gravy noodles and orange drinks.
The international-level forum is scheduled from July 1– 4, 2023.
” We served conventional foods and drinks and likewise assorted Indonesian cakes at HAS Hanandjoeddin Airport,” he added.
This year, Indonesia is holding the chairmanship of the ASEAN, which is themed “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Development” to show its objective of making ASEAN crucial and relevant as a global development center.
At the 42 nd ASEAN Summit held from May 9–11 in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, the bloc’s leaders produced several essential files, consisting of the Declaration on Advancing Regional Payment Connection and Promoting Resident Currency Deals and the Statement on the Advancement of the ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision.
After receiving the welcoming banquet, the delegates were escorted by Belitung regional police to the place of the online forum, Meirobie said.
” The arrival of the delegates went smoothly and the Belitung Resort Police instantly accompanied them to the place of the occasion,” he included.
The district deputy head notified that the delegates originated from Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia. He included that representatives from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) joined them.
” Nishimura Hidetoshi, the president of ERIA, was amongst the delegates,” he stated.
He then revealed the hope that the ASEAN Blue Economy Online forum in Belitung will go efficiently and promote Belitung’s excellent track record in Southeast Asia and the world.
” We have actually been putting in full-blown efforts to prepare to hold the ASEAN Blue Economy Forum in Belitung,” he affirmed.
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