Surabaya (Antara Bali) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to take 90 minutes of his time to visit the relics of Majaphit Kingdom and cultural heritage site at Trowulan in Mojokerto district, East Java, on Friday afternoon.
"The original plan for the president was to spend about 45 minutes, but he asked for an additional 45 minutes to tour the Trowulan archaeological site," stated East Java Governor Soekarwo, on Friday morning.
He pointed out that President Yudhoyono wished to spend more time at Trowulan to gain some firsthand information about the intriguing remains of the Majapahit Kingdom.
Soekarwo explained that it was important for the head of state to visit the Trowulan site because the "Save Mojopahit" petition by the Indonesian Heritage Trust (BPPI) is an issue of international importance.
The petition was issued in an attempt to save the Trowulan area, to make it a cultural heritage conservation site, and also to revoke a building permit to the steel company PT Manunggal Sentral Baja to build a steel mill in the vicinity of Trowulan, once the ancient capital of the Majapahit Kingdom.
Governor Soekarwo noted that the local government would press ahead with its move to revoke the permit, since at least three organisations had expressed their commitment to support the petition.
"We hope that the President¿s visit to Trowulan will set the momentum to start preservation activities of this historic site," the governor stated. (*/DWA)
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"The original plan for the president was to spend about 45 minutes, but he asked for an additional 45 minutes to tour the Trowulan archaeological site," stated East Java Governor Soekarwo, on Friday morning.
He pointed out that President Yudhoyono wished to spend more time at Trowulan to gain some firsthand information about the intriguing remains of the Majapahit Kingdom.
Soekarwo explained that it was important for the head of state to visit the Trowulan site because the "Save Mojopahit" petition by the Indonesian Heritage Trust (BPPI) is an issue of international importance.
The petition was issued in an attempt to save the Trowulan area, to make it a cultural heritage conservation site, and also to revoke a building permit to the steel company PT Manunggal Sentral Baja to build a steel mill in the vicinity of Trowulan, once the ancient capital of the Majapahit Kingdom.
Governor Soekarwo noted that the local government would press ahead with its move to revoke the permit, since at least three organisations had expressed their commitment to support the petition.
"We hope that the President¿s visit to Trowulan will set the momentum to start preservation activities of this historic site," the governor stated. (*/DWA)
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