On 30 May 2016, the launching ceremony of the "1st ASEAN Gourmet Festival: Wonderful Indonesia Theme Month", jointly organized by ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), the Embassy of Indonesia and Beijing Tourism Group (BTG), was held in Beijing Minzu Hotel. H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ACC, H.E. Mr. Soegeng Rahardjo, Ambassador of Indonesia to China, Mr. Gao Fei, Deputy General Manager of BTG attended the event and delivered remarks. H.E. Ms. Vandy Bouthasavong, Ambassador of the Lao PDR, H.E. Mr. Thit Linn Ohn, Ambassador of Myanmar, H.E. Mr. Dang Minh Khoi, Ambassador of Viet Nam, Ms. Tian Yan, Standing Vice President of Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Mr. Su Bensheng, Vice President of Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, representatives of ASEAN Embassies in China and media were also present.
Secretary-General Yang said that 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogue relations. Against this backdrop, ACC organized the ASEAN-China Week to carry out a series of friendly exchange events from 23 to 30 May, and the ASEAN Gourmet Festival was one of them. The Festival was organized to introduce the natural beauty, diverse culture and abundant tourism resources of ASEAN Member States to the Chinese people, and contribute to the people-to-people cultural exchange between ASEAN and China.
General Manager Gao Fei said that BTG, as a domestic comprehensive tourism service corporation, would like to set up a communication platform by holding the International Food Festival, one of the key innovative projects of BTG, between China and ASEAN to not only provide convenience for Chinese guests to experience exotic food and culture without going abroad, but more importantly to promote the culinary and cultural exchange between the people of ASEAN and China.
Ambassador Soegeng Rahardjo said that Indonesia, a country with thousands of islands, was bestowed with colorful cultures and traditions leading to its diverse and unique food flavors. He highly appreciated ACC’s efforts to hold this festival and hoped that this event could attract more and more Chinese people to visit Indonesia, taste Indonesian food and experience Indonesian culture and tradition, thus further enhance friendship and exchange between the peoples of Indonesia and China.
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