Ambon to host world assembly of youth meeting

AMBON MALUKU - Ambon, Maluku's provincial capital, is to host a World Assembly of Youth (WAY) meeting in July 2011, Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu said.

He said the provincial government would fully support the event and to this end had issued a decree on the formation of the meeting's organizing committee, chaired by the head of the local national education office, Salim Kairoty.

"From Maluku's 2011 regional budget we have allocated a certain amount of funds to support the holding of the international conference in Ambon," Ralahalu said.

Two other international events, namely World Peace Day was held in Ambon on November 25, 2009 then in less than a year Ambon again organized the international marine event of Sail Banda from July 24 to August 17, 2010.

"It means Maluku has been trusted to hold other event like the World Assembly of Youth and therefore it should be supported optimally by all people in the province," the governor said.

Ralahalu also called on his people to make every effort to support the success of the international meeting because it has a strategic impact on the promotion of the province abroad.

"It will have a strategic significance because the participants will promote the real condition of Maluku to their relatives, including the government, investors, and even non-government organization upon returning to their respective countries," Ralahalu added.

source : waspada.co.id