If there is an opportunity, take it to West Java because we will welcome it
Bandung, West Java (ANTARA) - West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil called on 13 candidates for ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and seven candidates for consul generals to promote the province's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

"I urge these ambassador candidates to uphold the spirit of Globalization 2.0, which is local (products) to penetrate the global (market). Hence, please promote West Javan MSMEs products, as we already have the 'West Java MSME Export Campus," Kamil stated here on Monday.

On Monday at Gedung Sate, he received the 20 envoy candidates and urged them to help attract investment into West Java.

According to Kamil, West Java was named the province with the best investment achievements last year.

"If there is an opportunity, take it to West Java because we will welcome it," he remarked.

He also offered the traditional musical instrument angklung to serve as a tool of cultural diplomacy.

"We will send angklung to the respective embassies for cultural diplomacy, in addition to economic (missions)," he remarked.

The visit to West Java was part of the envoy candidates' preparation, according to an expert staff to the Foreign Minister, Muhsin Syihab.

Syihab stated that before the envoys depart to their assigned countries, they will travel throughout Indonesia.

"It is impossible (to travel) the whole archipelago, so we selected several regions," he remarked.

He noted that West Java is a province, with a huge population, so he sought information from Governor Kamil about potential cooperation and directives.

Kamil then elaborated on the potential for cooperation in the economic, social, cultural, and trade sectors.

The governor also expressed hope that his side would synergize the in-demand products or trade activities with overseas.

The 13 ambassador candidates include Acmad Rizal Purnama for Turkey, I Gede Ngurah Swajaya for the Swiss Confederation, and Grata Endah Wedaningsih for Laos.

The others comprised Saud Purwanto Krisnawan for South Africa, Santo Darmo Susanto for Cambodia, Acmad Ubaedillah for Brunei Darussalam, and Sulaiman for Argentina.

Furthermore, Arief Basalamah for Ukraine, Ricky Suhendar for Peru, Meidyatama Suryadiningrat for Romania, Trias Kuncahyono for the Vatican City, Teuku Faizasyah for the Kingdom of Norway, and Dupito Simamora for Fiji are the other ambassador candidates.

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Editor: Sri Haryati
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