Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Flying To Yogya Officialized The ASEAN Tourism Forum At Prambanan Temple

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin left for Yogyakarta to inaugurate the opening of the 2023 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) at the Prambanan Temple Complex.

Using the Presidential Special Aircraft Boeing 737 - 400 TNI AU, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin accompanied by Mrs. Wury Ma'ruf Amin and a limited entourage, departed from the Halim Perdanakusumah Air Force Base Jakarta to the Adisutjipto Air Force Base, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, on Friday, at around 15.00 WIB.

Vice President Ma'ruf then rested for a while at the Yogyakarta Presidential Palace and then at 19.00 WIB, the Vice President and Mrs. Wury and their entourage went to Open Air Ampitheater Ramayana Ballet and Rama Shinta Garden Resto, Prambanan Temple Complex to open the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2023.

The arrival of the Vice President is planned to be welcomed by the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno and Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X.

Indonesia is the Host for the Organization of the 2023 Goal which will be held in Yogyakarta on February 2-5, 2023. The theme of "ASEAN: A Journey toten Destinations" is raised.

The annual forum invites ASEAN State Tourism Ministers as well as representatives of several partner countries, such as Japan, Korea, China (ASEAN Plus Three), India, and Russia.

In addition, he invited several international organizations, including UNWTO, PATA, WTTC, ASEANTA, US-ABC, PATA, ASEAN China Center, ERIA, and ICAO.

Several ASEAN member state ministers who were confirmed to be present included Brunei Tourism Minister Darussalam Dato Setia Haji Series Abdul Manaf Bin Haji Metussin, Cambodian Tourism Minister Thok Sokhom, Lao Tourism Minister Suanesavanh Vignaket, Malaysian Tourism Minister Dato Chinese King Sing, Singapore Tourism Minister Alvin Tan, Japanese Tourism Minister Hiroo Ishi and Vietnam Deputy Minister Doan Van Viet.

Also accompanying Vice President Ma'ruf in this working visit was the Head of the Secretariat of Vice President Ahmad Erani Yustika, Deputy for Economic Policy Support and Competitiveness Improvement of Guntur Iman Nefianto, the Vice President's Special Staff for Communication and Information Masduki Baidlowi, and the Vice President's Expert Team Farhat Brachma.