The annual Festival of Indonesia (FI) 2021 back to celebrate spring in the City of Perth, Western Australia. The event was opened by the virtual by the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of INDONESIA Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Wednesday (23/10).
“The Festival of Indonesia is an instrument unique in promoting tourism and improving the economic value in order to strengthen the relationship between Indonesia and Australia,” said Sandiaga in a written statement received by the jakarta post, Sunday (24/10).
“Indonesia has open borders with a number of countries on October 14, 2021 and hope in the near future Australia can be included in the list of countries that can visit to Indonesia,” he added.
He also expressed his appreciation for the spirit of the people of Indonesia on the ground overseas Western Australia to participate in and encourage the promotion of Indonesia in foreign countries. Performance art, food and culture of the Archipelago is made possible thanks to the creativity of the Indonesian community in Western Australia, as well as a collaboration with the Consulate General of the republic of INDONESIA (KJRI) in Perth.
Meanwhile, the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Australia and Vanuatu Kristiarto Legowo underlines, “Indonesia and Australia is a close partner.” According to him, these two countries have the same understanding in the face of the present situation.
Ambassador Kris –so greeting– hope, Festival Indonesia will strengthen people-to-people connection between the people of both countries to advance and menyejaterahkan the people of both countries.
The implementation of the Festival of Indonesia in 2021 can be implemented physically blessing has been reduced a number of restrictions such as the use of masks, physical distancing, the accumulation period, and supported the vaccination rate in Western Australia, which slowly began to approach the target.
“The Festival of Indonesia to be the momentum of the unity of the community of Indonesia in present Indonesia is rich in cultural diversity and culinary. This also is a form of positive contribution to the community of Indonesia in collaboration with indonesian CONSULATE in Perth to promote Indonesian tourism to communities in Western Australia,” said the Consulate General in Perth, Listiana Operananta.
The Festival of Indonesia in 2021 presents around 37,000 visitors residents of Western Australia who thronged the area of Forrest Chase in the heart of the CBD of Perth. They also look flooded the stand that serves a variety of culinary dishes and merchandising arts culture of Indonesia.
The enthusiasm and excitement seem radiated from visitors to residents of Western Australia. When asked impression of the Festival of Indonesia, the Australian revealed that his longing for the Indonesian little relieved by the presence of the cultural and culinary Indonesia, after nearly two years of not be able to visit Indonesia.
Residents were hoping this pandemic passes quickly and the border to be opened soon so that they return to visit tourist destinations in Indonesia. The number of tourists from Western Australia to visit Indonesia in 2019 alone, there were 415,000 tourists from a total of 1.23 million Australian tourists overall. The proximity of the distance between Bali and Perth can be reached within 3 hours of air travel, making it the perfect main family and the millennial Australia to spend the holiday.
The Festival of Indonesia in 2021 this is the 7th time since the implementation of similar activities for the first time in 2015. Festival Indonesia is a form of concrete collaboration between the Indonesian community in Western Australia and the CONSULATE general in Perth in strengthening the unity of the Indonesian community in Western Australia as well as a container promotion of art, culture and tourism.
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