West Manggarai Regent: Hopefully The ASEAN Summit Will Have A Lot Of Impact On Local Residents

West Manggarai Regent, Endi Edistasius. (DOC. ANTARA)

LEWOLEBA - The 42nd ASEAN Summit (KTT) will be held in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) from 9-11 May 2023.

West Manggarai Regent, Edistasius Endi hopes that the implementation of this Summit can have an impact on the economy of local residents.

"We hope that this activity can have an impact on the economy of the local community," said the Regent of Edistasius from Labuan Bajo, Saturday.

The ASEAN Summit activity is scheduled to last for three days at several venues such as the Meruorah Labuan Bajo Hotel,ELasa Labuan Bajo Hotel, and Puncak Waringin.

At some points, there are MSMEs on display for delegation guests to see.

In addition, around the location of the activity, there is the Culinary Center of Ujung Labuan Bajo Village which also peddles various culinary delights from the tourism area.

Regent Edi hopes that the activity in Labuan Bajo, which involves thousands of people from outside the super priority tourism area, can have an impact on increasing the business of local communities around the activity location.

He also invited the public, especially farmers and MSME players, to take advantage of this moment.

He asked them to show quality products to be exhibited during the international activity.

Especially for culinary products, he advised to maintain cleanliness and provide maximum service to guests who visit there.

"Perlayanan yang prima itu penting. Jadi, tamu akan merasa puas dan terus mendatangi tempat itu," katanya berpesan.

Then he did not forget to invite all parties to take a good role in the success of this activity.