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Indonesia keeps trying to enhance economic cooperation with Tanzania in many fields, such as tourism and nuclear technology exploration  for economic development. The initiation of tourism cooperation and the use of nuclear technology were discussed during  a visit of the Indonesian Ambassador to Tanzania,  Ratlan Pardede to Arusha Province on Friday (28/9). During the visit to Arusha, Ambassador Pardede visited the laboratory facilities owned by Tanzania's atomic energy institution. He also  talked with Arusha Provincial Officials, Arusha Provincial Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Arusha Provincial Mining Commission. From the meeting with the Arusha Chamber of Commerce and Industry, there is a potential export of palm oil products and organic fertilizer in Arusha. Besides having fertile agricultural land, Arusha is a valuable mineral producing area, such as gold and tanzanite. The economic potential owned by Arusha can be an opportunity for Indonesia to improve economic relations between Indonesia and Tanzania. Some investment opportunities in Arusha are gold mining, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure development.

The Indonesian Consulate General in Vancouver participated again in the Vancouver International Travel Expo (VIT Expo)  2018 to promote Indonesian tourism and culture. This activity took place on September 29th at the Vancouver Convention Center. VIT Expo is a quite prestigious thematic tourism exhibition in the Province of British Columbia. The exhibition was attended by 82 participants from various countries and businesspeople in the field of tourism, such as travel agents, airlines, tourism associations  and also banks. At the VIT Expo 2018, the Indonesian Consulate General in Vancouver promoted Silk Holidays, a travel agency in Vancouver that offers tourism tour packages to Indonesia. The favorite destinations for visitors at the exhibition are Bali, Lombok and Komodo Island.

The Indonesian Embassy in Lima participated in the biggest food and beverage exhibition in Peru, Expoalimentaria 2018, by presenting Indonesia's booth in the international zone. A total of 12 Indonesian companies supported Indonesia's participation in the exhibition which was held on September 26-28. The exhibition attended by exhibitors from 21 countries was officially opened by Peruvian Minister of Agriculture, Gustavo Mostajo, Production Minister, Raul Perez Reyes, and First Vice President, Mercedes Araoz and President of the Peruvian Exporters Association, Juan Varillas. Peru's Vice President Mercedes Araoz said that the 10-year exhibition had reached US $850 million dollars in sales. According to the president of the Association of Exporters, the food and beverage industry in Peru has employed 1.6 million people. The target of 2018 is to reach 2.2 million people. The most popular products for Indonesian stand visitors are coffee products along with a variety of coffee products, in the form of coffee candy and coffee-flavored biscuits, flavored biscuits, chocolate, cheese, coconut, sugar, cocoa, ginger cookies, egg noodles, canned fish products and Indonesian instant spices.