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Hungarian Ambassador to Indonesia, Lilla Karsay (Left);Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno meeting at the Sapta Pesona Building, Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf Office, Friday (11/26/2021) - 

The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, held a meeting with the Hungarian Ambassador to Indonesia, Lilla Karsay, at the Sapta Pesona Building, Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf Office, Friday (11/26/2021). The presence of Lilla Karsay was an honorary visit and an introduction to the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy that she is currently serving as the new Ambassador of Hungary to Indonesia. Both agreed to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector and the creative economy.

Menparekraf Sandiaga explained that Hungary is one of the countries that has strong creative economic potential. Among them have advanced film and startup industries. Sandiaga hopes that Indonesia can establish cooperation with Hungary in the film industry.

"Hungary has a Hungarian Film Festival, we can collaborate on this. We also hope for the best practice exchange of films and animation, so that later we can advance film in both countries," said Sandiaga.

Sandiaga asked Hungary to support the implementation of the G20 which will be held in 2022. In addition to the big event, it is hoped that there will be cooperation between the two countries in organizing various types of events.

"We are also preparing for several events, such as the Indonesia Wellness Festival. If there is an event that can be collaborated, let's collaborate," he said.

Accompanying Menparekraf, Director of Inter-Institutional Relations Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf, Iman Santosa; Tourism Marketing Director Regional II Kemenparekraf/Baperekraf, Raden Sigit Witjaksono.

Tourism Marketing Director for Regional II Kemenparekraf/Baperekraf, Raden Sigit Witjaksono, said that Hungary is one of the countries that are allowed to enter Bali. He hopes that this can be used to collaborate as much as possible.

"We have opened Bali, and Hungary is a country that can visit it, this has great potential for us to collaborate," said Sigit.

Meanwhile, the Hungarian Ambassador to Indonesia, Lilla Karsay, expressed his pleasure because Hungary was included in the 19 countries that could visit Bali.

"We are happy to be included in the 19 countries that are allowed to visit Bali," he said.

Furthermore, Hungary conveyed a lot of potential for cooperation that could be carried out between Indonesia and Hungary. Among them are _wellness tourism_, to education in the field of _tourism_.

"There is a complex strategy that will discuss how to increase tourists. We can share what has been done in the past years. There were 2 million tourists before the pandemic. Please note that we have more tourists than residents," he said.

Lilla hopes that this meeting will further strengthen the bilateral relations between Hungary and Indonesia that have existed before, for the progress of the two countries, especially in the tourism and creative economy sectors.

"We are ready to collaborate for the advancement of the tourism sector and the creative economy in Hungary and Indonesia," he said//VOI-NK