"The Ministry of Trade`s participation in CAEXPO is one of the efforts to increase market access to China as an export destination country," Director General of National Export Development of the Ministry of Trade Arlinda stated through a written statement received in Jakarta on Wednesday.
According to Arlinda, Indonesia`s regular participation in CAEXPO is a commitment to establish trade cooperation with China and other ASEAN countries.
The exhibition themed "Jointly Building The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Forging A China-ASEAN Community of Innovation" was held from Sept 12 to 15, 2018, at the International Convention and Exhibition, Nanning, China.
This year, Indonesia presents the Commodity Pavilion and the National Pavilion. The Commodity Pavilion, covering an area of 2,160 square meters, was followed by 66 Indonesian businessmen featuring products, including furniture; food and beverages; fashion; accessories and jewelry; home decor and consumer goods; herbal and beauty products; and spas.
The National Pavilion has promoted the province of West Sumatra to become the City of Charm of Indonesia to promote Indonesian cultural diversity. West Sumatra has tourism, economic, and investment potential. The tourism potential offered includes marine tourism, cultural tourism, and environmental tourism.
In addition, West Sumatra also has a unique culinary world, namely rendang.
The National Pavilion is in number 7 of the City of Charm hall and is built on an area of 108 square meters.
Besides exhibiting products, the Ministry of Trade will also hold an "Indonesia Trade and Investment Forum" on Sept 13, 2018.
The event presented the Governor of the Province of West Sumatra, Irwan Prayitno, as a resource person who spoke of opportunities for trade, investment, and tourism cooperation in West Sumatra.
"We invite all visitors to the CAEXPO exhibition to get to know Indonesia more closely by visiting the two Indonesian pavilions and participating in the `Indonesia Trade and Investment Forum`," Arlinda remarked.
During the exhibition, Indonesian companies in the Pacific Construction Group will also sign a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with a Chinese company, Famindo International Sentral Teknologi.
The Chinese company is engaged in construction, such as construction in industrial estates, steam power plants, deep water ports, and housing related facilities. *** 3 ***
Reporting by Sella Panduarsa Gareta
Editing by Andi Abdussalam
Reporter: Sella Panduarsa Gareta
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