President opens Bali arts festival

The Jakarta Post ,  Denpasar   |  Sat, 06/13/2009 10:10 PM  |  National

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the 31st Bali Arts Festival on Saturday, with a hope that the province would serve as the driving force behind the growth of the country’s creative industry.

The president said Indonesia’s future economy would rely much on the culture and art-based creative economy, apart from traditional sectors such as agriculture, industry and services.

“I put high expectation on Bali to continue to propel and play a central role in our tourism and creative industry,” Yudhoyono said in a ceremony which marked a start to the one-month festival.

The president and his wife Ani Yudhoyono were dressed in traditional costumes during the event held at the Denpasar Cultural Park. Yudhoyono opened the previous four editions of the annual festival.
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