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Workers repaint a tower of the Jakarta Cathedral in Central Jakarta on May 19. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
T
he Jakarta administration says it is ready to cohost the seventh Asian Youth Day (AYD), slated for July 29 to Aug. 2 this year.
Jakarta and Yogyakarta are the two cities to host the triennial event, which involves Catholic youths from across Asia.
Jakarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said he had instructed all working units of the administration to help organizing committees in holding the event.
“The participants will come from various countries [...] as well as from other regions of Indonesia. I want this event to become a chance to promote our Indonesian spirit,” Djarot said on Thursday after welcoming representatives of Jakarta’s Catholic Archdiocese (KAJ).
Rev. Prasetianto of the KAJ said the event would be attended by at least 285 guests, adding that “the guests will be accommodated in houses of congregation members of archdiocese parishes.” (fac/dmr)
