Borobudur 2009 festival will be held again

Seven countries have ascertained willingness to lend Borobudur International Festival (BIF) in 2009 to be held July 16-20 at the future.
Head of Marketing Office of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) Jawa Tengah (Central Java), Semarang Budiyanto in, say, the seven countries are India, China, Laos, Thailand, Poland, Japan and South Korea.


"The events in the BIF akan diramaikan that the participation by the seven countries, among others, the performing arts and culture, trade exhibitions, tourism, and investment, tourism and Widya, Borobudur Travel Mart, and the international seminar," he said.

According to him, the seven countries will be showing the excellent art that comes from each country. Socialization BIF 2009 has actually done since last year, but limited only to the bureaucracy, while this year will be the publication and dissemination of large-scale.

"One of the media through television, print media and at cultural festivals in the region and other countries, however, sometimes gaungnya still less noisy scene with the elections," he said.

He explains, until now the efforts are still doing a lot of socialization for the delegation from the area in the brisk BIF 2009. "We expect 35 districts / cities in Central Java also send their representatives in order to attract tourists, both originating from within or outside the country," he said.

Previously, as many as 17 countries will be invited to attend the BIF 2009, among others, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, the United States, Belgium, India, Vietnam and South Korea, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.

"We are prioritizing BIF in 2009, followed by foreign countries to promote tourism potential in the Central Java," he said.

In regard to the countries that have not provided confirmation, he said, although the seven new states is the state, but does not close the possibility of other countries follow suit, because the time is still long enough.

"We remain open and receive them (BIF participant country in 2009, red.) At least five days before the implementation of the BIF in 2009," he said.