Jakarta - Indonesia will organize the first Indonesian Expo of Trade, Tourism, and Investment for East Europe, in Warsaw, Poland, May 8 - 10, 2008.
The exhibition would be held in Poland`s largest Expo-XXI convention covering an area of 10,000 m2, Indonesian Ambassador to Poland Hazairin Pohan said in a press statement received by ANTARA.
Activities during the three-day expo would include an exhibition of Indonesian main products, promotions of tourism packages, traditional cultural performances, business meetings and seminars on investment.
The theme of the first Indonesian Expo for Central and East Europe (IE-CEE) will be "Bridging the Distance".
The expo was initiated by nine Indonesian ambassadors being posted in East European countries, including Serbia, Poland, and Russia.
The exhibition will be supported by the Indonesian foreign affairs ministry, the trade ministry, the industry minister, the investment coordinating board, the cooperatives and small-medium scale business ministry, and the cultural and tourism ministry.
Since 2002, the value of trade between Indonesia and East Europe has increased rapidly by an average of 30 percent annually and has reached more than US$3 billion.
The number of East European tourists visiting Indonesia since 2002 has reached a total of 40,000.
Source: www.antara.co.id (15 November 2007)
