JAKARTA - The Ministry of Culture is preparing for CHANDI 2025 (Culture, Heritage, Arts, Narratives, Diplomacy, and Innovations), a cross-border cultural forum which will be held in Bali on September 2-5.
Minister of Culture Fadli Zon said 31 countries were confirmed to be present at CHANDI 2025. That way, this event is not just a meeting, but a promotion room and cross-border cooperation.
"As of today, there are around 31 countries that will attend, consisting of Ministers and Deputy Ministers from abroad, as well as directors or heads of cultural institutions from each country," said Fadli at a media briefing in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 21.
CHANDI 2025, said Fadli, is an event for Indonesia to show its cultural products to the world. This is in line with the mandate of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Article 32 paragraph 1, in which the state advances Indonesia's national culture in the midst of world civilization.
"So, this is a platform in order to promote our culture, carry out cultural diplomacy, and also for cultural cooperation," said the Minister of Culture.
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"And this is also still in the series of the 80th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia. We celebrate it by promoting and disseminating our diversity and cultural wealth to delegates who will attend," he added.
Later, CHANDI 2205 will present performances, festivals, and exhibitions. In addition, dialogue and cultural discussions will also be held with cultural figures from abroad who have been registered.
"We hope this will become one of the platforms to reintroduce, reintroduce, our megadiverse cultural wealth to foreign countries," said Fadli.
And I think, of course, this will have a wider impact on the creative economy, tourism, MSMEs, and others in the future. So, this is an interrelated cooperation. This is important," he said.
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