Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Thai embassy in Jakarta will organize the 2007 Thailand Exhibition of the products of small and medium businesses at the Jakarta Convention Center from March 22 to 25, 2007.
The Thai business exhibition would be a showcase of many different products of 46 Thai companies displayed at 60 booths, Supawadee Yamgamol, Commercial Affairs Attache of the Thai Embassy in Jakarta, said in a press conference here on Tuesday.
The Exhibition will be officially opened by Thail Ambassador to Indonesia Mrs Atchara Seriputra in the presence of Hatanto Reksodipoetro, Secretary General of the Indonesian Trade Ministry representing Trade Minister Marie Elka Pangestu.
According to her, many different Thai products will be on display during the exhibition, including food and beverages, garments and textile, fashion accessories, hardware products, general merchandize, health & beauty products as well as tourism.
"We are also very happy to inform you that our country will present here our OTOP (One Tambon One product) products. Tambon means village. OTOP is a Thai initiative to promote and identify unique products made by village communities (tambons) as a means of expanding the country`s domestic and international trade as well as raising the income of villagers," she said.
"Moreover, we also have brought a variety of famous and delicious Thai fresh fruits such as longan, longkong, rambutan, green mangoes, yellow mangoes and sweet tamarind most of which are fresh from Thailand for you to taste at the exhibition," she said.
The exhibition is also an indication of the close trade relations between her country and Indonesia. The relations betweem the two countries have been going on for over five decades, she said.
In 2006, the trade between Thailand and Indonesia reached a value of UD$6,7 billion. Indonesia is the 10th on the list of Thailand`s trading partners, while Thailand is 9th on Indonesia`s list of trade partners. (*)
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