Bali to host a series of international conference

DENPASAR (indo.com): Bali will once again become under the spotlight when a series of international meeting are held in the Island of Gods. It will host the FIATA world-trade conference of freight forwarders from September 30 to October 3; the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit from October 5 - 7; and the Summit Meeting of ASEAN leaders October 7 - 8, 2003.

Top business and political leaders of the ASEAN regions and beyond are scheduled to attend the summit. They include RI President Megawati Soekarnoputri, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, Chinese President Hu Jin Tao, Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chock Tong, Indian Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, some prominent ASEAN business leaders from Malaysia (Dr. Mahaleel, Proton Saga), Singapore (Tony Chew, Delmonte), Thailand (Charoen Pokphand), Mr. Theo F. Thoemion, Chairman of Investment Coordinating Board, Indonesia, and many more.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard is expected to lead a delegation of 1,500 families and survivors of the October 12, 2002 terror attack in town to commemorate the tragedy of Bali Bombing.

Meanwhile, the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ASEAN-BIS) will put together some objections toward the region's private sector and government within ASEAN, facilitating trade and transactions between business people within the ASEAN region, explore joint and intra-ASEAN business and investment opportunities