West Managgarai – The ASEAN Summit on May 9-11 also received support from all elements of society, including residents in West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
This was said by the Deputy Deputy Regent of West Manggarai, dr. Julian Weng. One of the efforts in the successful implementation of the ASEAN Summit is to maintain security and public order in their respective environments.
“The community is working together to make the ASEAN Summit successful in Labuan Bajo,” said Yulianus.
According to him, there are many positive impacts in the economic and tourism sectors, especially if guests feel at home in Labuan Bajo, there will be economic value.
In addition to maintaining security and order as well as cleanliness of the environment, to the people of Wabup Weng also appealed to prioritize hospitality in welcoming every guest who comes.
On a different occasion, the Regional Leadership Council of the Indonesian Christian Youth Movement (DPD GAMKI) Gadi Buli invited all residents of the NTT Province to fully support the implementation of the ASEAN Summit.
“We pray and hope that the implementation of the ASEAN Summit will go well and also have a positive impact on the people of NTT,” said Gadi.
To note, as the host of the 42nd ASEAN Summit, Indonesia carries the big theme ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth, meaning how Indonesia, with its chairmanship, will continue to make ASEAN relevant and important for the Indonesian people and for the people of ASEAN.
Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said the ASEAN 2023 theme consisted of two major elements, namely ASEAN Matters and the Epicentrum of Growth.
“The first element is ASEAN Matters. How can Indonesia, with its chairmanship, continue to make ASEAN relevant and important not only for the Indonesian people, but also for the people of ASEAN and beyond. So there is a beyond, outside of ASEAN,” said Retno to the media.
The second element, continued Retno, ASEAN as a center of growth shows that economic growth in the ASEAN region always grows higher than other countries outside ASEAN.
Indonesia has indeed won a lot of trust from the international community in organizing global standard events.
