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RRI World Service -Voice of Indonesia with Diplomatic Corner, a program which presents information aboutactivities and progress of Indonesian diplomacy in the international world.

The first information is coming from Rome, Italy. The Embassy of Indonesia in Italy facilitated trade mission meeting between Indonesian United Women  Entrepreneurs of East Java  and Partners in Italy to open access of main product market of small and medium enterprises in East Java such as textile and garment, leather, handicraft as well as jewelry. When opening Forum Bisnis and Business-to-Business meeting in  Napoli, Commissioner of Napoli Chamber of Commerce, Girolamo Petroneinvited Italian businesspeople to expand their business in Indonesia.

Spokesperson of Indonesian Embassy in  Rome, Aisyah M Allamanda to Antara News Agency in London on Saturday (14/7) said that the potential and stable  market with economic growth level more than 5 percent  in one decade has made Indonesia as partner of investment and production. Meanwhile, Vice President of Carpisa, Carlo Palmieri said that bag producer from Napoli was talking about potential investment to produce Carpisa in Indonesia. He further said that the big market of Indonesia is the important factor to expand the business. Economic official of Indonesian Embassy in Rome,  Aries Asriadi said that  the trade mission  of Indonesian United Women Entrepreneurs of East Java   focused on developing market in South Italy, especially Napoli which is suitable to the trade cooperation development of products of small and medium enterprises in Indonesia.

The next information is coming from Los Angeles. Trade Ministry of Indonesia throughIndonesian Trade Promotion Center in Los Angeles, the USAtried to expand men’s clothes in the USA by doing Tour Motor "UnionRide 2018" in western beach in the country. Chairman of

Indonesian Trade Promotion Center Los Angeles, Antonius Budiman explained  that the tour motor is the cooperation with Unionwell . The tour started  from Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree, Venice Beach and back to  Los Angeles. Antonius Budiman as quoted by Antara News Agency on Sunday  (15/7) said that the ‘ Tour UnionRide’ is the part of promotional strategic series of Unionwell in America.

They tried to expand men’s cloth market in the USA. Unionwell is the street cloth product with Indonesian accent produced by vintage way so that it makes Unionwell different from other products in market. Tour UnionRide was toned up with motorcycle of  Harley Davidson, Triumph, and Motoguzzi,  as well as   Dodge Charger and GMC Yukon cars. Recently, Indonesia has played a major role as producer of private label in the USA. However, if the local brand can reach international market, the producer will have independency to determine the price and benefit.

We end Diplomatic Corner from Jakarta, Indonesia. Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Indonesia,  Osama Mohammed Abdullah Alshuaibi was inaugurated with an honorary Doctor fromUniversitas Pendidikan Indonesia.The inauguration was held in Bandung, West Java  on Monday (16/7) and it was attended by Minister of Research Technology and High Education, Mohamad Nasir. As reported by Antara News Agency, the degree was given to Saudi Arabian Ambassador in the field of general education and character as recognition over his dedication and achievement in developing education in Indonesia. Moreover, his service is so great for Muslim in Indonesia in social, cultural, economic and religious fields. Ambassador  Osama Mohammed Abdullah Alshuaibi is also assumed to add hajj quota up to 50.000 visas over his initiative. The moratorium of  sending Indonesian migrant workers to Saudi Arabia was withdrawn.

That was Diplomatic Corner.