Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The late Joop Ave, former Tourism, Post and Telecommunication minister, was highly experienced in the fields of public relations and communication affairs, recalled the Communication and Information Minister, Tifatul Sembiring.

"We extend our deep condolences on the death of Joop Ave, a person who was full of experience in the field of public relations and communication," Minister Tifatul stated here on Thursday.

Joop Ave, who was born in 1943 in Yogyakarta province, passed away in Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore on February 5, at 6.30 p.m. Singapore time.

Joop Aves body is scheduled to be flown to Jakarta on February 6 and is expected to be cremated in Bali on Saturday (Feb. 8).

He was the Communication and Information Minister between 1993 and 1997.

Joop Ave, who had mastered three foreign languages namely English, French, and German, was active for 20 years in the field of protocol and as Director General of Tourism (1982). (*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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