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Indonesian Cultural Festival due in Baku

07 November 2016 [15:45] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Laman Ismayilova

The Indonesian embassy in Baku will hold the First Indonesian Cultural Festival (ICF) on November 19-20.

The country's traditions and cultural diversity will be displayed at Mugham Centre in Baku, Azertac reported.

“We have been working with several provincial governments in Indonesia to ensure that the people in Azerbaijan can experience a true Indonesia, a diverse, colorful and multicultural Indonesia,” said Husnan Bey Fananie, Ambassador of Indonesia to Azerbaijan.

During the two days show, the ICF will present bright cultural performances such as dances and musical performances.

The entrance is free. For more information, please visit: www.kemlu.go.id/baku

Indonesia is a vast archipelago comprising more than 17,600 islands.

Indonesia is a country full of diversity, home to numerous different ethnic groups, languages and religions. The diversity in Indonesia is ranging from the daily Hindu rituals practiced on the island of Bali to the prevalence of Islamic sharia law in Aceh (Sumatra).

Indonesia recognized Azerbaijan’s independence on December 28, 1991. Bilateral relations between the two republics were established on September 24, 1992. The embassy of Azerbaijan in Indonesia was established in 2006, while the embassy of Indonesia in Azerbaijan was opened in 2010.

The trade between Azerbaijan and Indonesia is mostly related to the energy sector, as Azerbaijan emerged as the second biggest supplier of crude oil to Indonesia after Saudi Arabia.

The bilateral trade between Azerbaijan and Indonesia reached $101 million in 2007 and increased to $1.76 billion in 2011. The trade balance is heavily in favor to Azerbaijan, as the trade volume mainly dominated by Indonesian imports for Azerbaijan's oil.

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