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RI aims to boost tourism, says Jokowi

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday that tourism in the country would be boosted

Ina Parlina
 (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Mon, February 16, 2015

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RI aims to boost tourism, says Jokowi

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday that tourism in the country would be boosted.'۬

Jokowi opened a limited Cabinet meeting with talk of "efforts to build a tourism brand for the country and to boost tourist visits.'۬'۬"

'€œGiven Indonesia'€™s tourist attractions are diverse when compared to neighboring countries, we should be able to do more [to attract tourists than our neighbors]," Jokowi said during the meeting at Bogor Place in West Java.'€¨'€¨

The meeting was attended by a number of ministers, including Coordinating Economic Minister Sofyan Djalil, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan, State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. (***)

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