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Jokowi to review Lake Toba development
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo’s headed to Lake Toba on Tuesday to inspect the progress of development that aims to turn the area into one of the country's prominent tourist destinations
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo talks to Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution (center) and Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Puan Maharani (left) before chairing a limited Cabinet meeting to discuss development of the nation's ten priority tourist destinations on Feb. 2. (Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo’s visit to Lake Toba in North Sumatra is aimed at ensuring that development to turn the area into a prominent tourist destination is on track.
The visit to Lake Toba marks the first part of the President's three-day tour of the provinces of North Sumatra, Aceh and South Sumatra.
Jokowi and his entourage left the capital on Tuesday morning for Kuala Namu International Airport in North Sumatra in Indonesian Presidential Aircraft-1.
At the airport located in Deli Serdang regency, the group will change aircraft to a CN-295 to Silangit Airport, North Tapanuli and continue the journey by road.
The government has designated Lake Toba as one of ten priority tourist destinations together with Borobudur in Central Java, Mandalika in South Lombok, Labuan Bajo in Nusa Tenggara , Bromo-Tengger-Semeru in East Java, Thousand Islands in Jakarta, Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi, Tanjung Lesung in West Java, Morotai in Maluku and Tanjung Kelayang in Belitung.
In a limited Cabinet meeting on Feb 2, Jokowi instructed relevant ministers to improve access to Lake Toba by developing better airports, roads and seaports.
"I also emphasized the importance of boosting the brand [of Lake Toba] through promotion and better services to meet international standards," Jokowi said at the beginning of the meeting, adding that other tourism stakeholders also needed to provide tourists with better artistic and cultural attractions.
Jokowi is also scheduled to meet with the tourism minister and local authorities.
On Wednesday, the President and his entourage will proceed to Takengon, Aceh for the opening of the Rembele - Takengon airport. He will return to North Sumatra to inspect the progress of various infrastructure projects.
On Thursday, before returning to Jakarta, the President will inspect infrastructure projects in South Sumatra. Jokowi and his entourage is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta on Thursday afternoon, March 3. (bbn)
