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| L-R: ASIAN AMBASSADORS TO NIGERIA, JOSE CABRERA (PHILIPINE); LIM JUAY JIN (MALAYSIA); HARRY PURWANTO (INDONESIA); HOANG NGOC HO (VIETNAM); AND CHAILERT UNSOMBOON (THAILAND). |
The
Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Harry Purwanto, on Monday announced that
no fewer than 200 Indonesians in Nigeria recently joined their compatriots
globally in celebrating their country’s 71st Independence anniversary.
Purwanto
told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that about 50 Indonesians
participated in the celebration in Abuja, while about 150 converged in Lagos
for the anniversary.
The
envoy said that the uniqueness of the celebration in Nigeria was that it had
further strengthened ties between Indonesians and their Nigerian friends and
business partners.
“Because
of our friendship and the importance of Nigeria and Nigerians to us, about 200
Indonesians living in Lagos and Abuja decided to celebrate our country’s 71st
Independence anniversary in here.
“Many of
us did not want to travel to Indonesia for the celebration because we now see
Nigeria as our second country.
“The
celebration of the anniversary in Lagos and Abuja has further fostered Nigeria
and Indonesia people-to-people relationships as well as promoted our two
countries bilateral relations,” he said.
The
ambassador said that there was a growing interest of more Indonesian investors
and products manufacturers in coming to live and do business in Nigeria.
He said
that Indonesians currently living in Nigeria had expressed satisfaction with
the peaceful co-existence they had continued to enjoy in Nigeria so far.
Purwanto
also said that cultural exchanges between Nigeria and Indonesia were gradually
increasing through marriages, tourism, products exchanges and in other areas.
He also
said that more Nigerians were becoming interested in travelling to and doing business
with Indonesian businessmen and manufacturers.
“Let me
say that Indonesians and Nigerians have a lot in common, and for those of us
living here, we have continued to enjoy Nigerians’ hospitality.
“Indonesians
really like Nigeria and many more will in the near future want to come and
invest and do business in Nigeria,’’ he said.
Purwanto
urged Nigerians to always see Indonesians in their communities as their
friends, brothers and sisters, as well as business partners.
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