Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The maritime affairs and fisheries ministry organized a commemoration of the National Awakening Day at the Indonesian pavilion, Expo 2012 Yeosu, South Korea on Sunday.

The event was attended by among others Inspector General Andha Fauzie Miraza representing Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sharif C Sutardjo, and Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea Nicholas Tandi Damen, the ministry said in a press statement.

The Expo 2012 is being organized from May 12 to August 12, 2012 under a theme of "The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities" and a sub-themes of "Coastal Development and Preservation, New Resource Technology, and Creative Maritime Activities."

The theme of Indonesia's pavilion at the expo is "Wonderful Indonesia: Sustaining Tropical Diversity".

Indonesia has restated its commitment to "Blue Economy", which is a new economic development policy placing the maritime resource as the mainstream of the national economic development.(IGT/T007)



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