Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Revitalizes Tourism and Economy at Indonesia - Papua New Guinea Border

11-07-23

The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf), Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, praised the successful organization of the 2023 Crossborder Skouw Festival, which took place on July 6, 2023. The attendees 1000-1500 are coming from both Papua and Papua New Guinea, at the event that centered around the National Crossborder Post (PLBN) RI-PNG in Skouw, Muara Tami District, Jayapura City, Papua. "I thank everyone involved. This is the third Crossborder Skouw Festival, and it forms part of our efforts to strengthen brotherhood, boost the economy, and achieve our collective goal of recovering from the pandemic," said Menparekraf Sandiaga. He also mentioned that this event is a direct implementation of President Joko Widodo's directive to host events across Indonesia to ensure economic equality for all citizens.

The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, officially opened the "Skouw Crossborder Festival" at the Skouw Integrated Border Post in Papua, on Thursday (7/6/2023). The Minister also expressed his gratitude to all parties for the successful organization of the crossborder event for the third time.