Hungarian parliamentary delegation visits Yogyakarta

Antara News, Sat, February 05 2011 10:20

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A Hungarian parliamentary delegation in their visit to Indonesia from February 3 to 8, went to Yogyakarta where among others they met with Mt Merapi victims.

In the visit to Yogyakarta on Friday the Hungarian parliamentarians were in the company of the Hungarian-Indonesia Parliamentary Bilateral Cooperation Group chairman Sucipto.

The Hungarian parliamentarians led by Laszlo Kover, will be flanked by Hungarian ambassador to Indonesia Szlivester Bus.

They will meet Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and later in the afternoon visit a silver handicraft center in Kotagede, and in the evening meet with Yogyakarta Deputy Governor Paku Alam IX, also to be attended by Sleman Regent H Sri Purnomo, who was scheduled to receive aid from the Hungarian guests.

The aid included rice, noodle, frying oil, canned meat and fish, in addition to school equipment.

On Saturday the Hungarian parliamentary delegation will visit the Borobudur Buddhist temple, the living quarters of evacuees, and visited the emergency school where the guests donated school equipment.

Later in the evening the Hungarian guests will be entertained at a Ramayana dance show at Prambanan temple.

On the third day before leaving for Jakarta, the guests will visit the Yogyakarta Palace, Taman Sari park, a batik handicraft and leather puppet center.

On Sunday the Hungarian guests were scheduled to meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and later meet with Economic Coordinating Minister Hatta Rajasa.

In the afternoon they will meet House Speaker Marzuki Alie and Chairman of the People`s Representatives Assembly (DPD) Irman Gusman.

On the last day of their Indonesian visit on Tuesday they will meet People`s Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman Taufik Kiemas, followed by a visit to the Cathedral, Istiqlal Mosque, and the National Museum.

Editor: Bambang

Hungarian ambassador praises Bali as organic province

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 03/23/2010 6:01 PM

Hungarian Ambassador to Indonesia Szilveszter Bus, has praised a breakthrough made by Governor Made Mangku Pastika who highlighted Bali as an organic-oriented province.

“We really appreciate all activities that are aimed at preserving and protecting the environment. Organic farming and industry are real actions to such an aim,” Bus told Antara state news agency during a meeting with Pastika in Denpasar.

Bus said that organic farming was a suitable system to be developed in Bali because it could help the province promote its tourism sites to international public, he added.

Bus further said that Hungary had deployed Gabriela Chrisofoli as an honorary consul to Bali in support of a plan to start a partnership with the province in macro economy, culture, education and tourism fields.