Indonesian Ambassador Mr Adam Mulawarman Tugio called on Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Ambassador of Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan H.E. Mr Adam Mulawarman Tugio called on Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti at State of The Art Punjab International Swimming Complex on Thursday.

Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani, Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Divisional Sports Officer Lahore Nadeem Qaiser, President Pakistan Pencak Silat Federation Ch Abdul Jabbar, Director Operations Ali Raza and other top officials from Indonesian Embassy were also present on this occasion.

The friendly relations, growth of sports ties between Pakistan and Indonesia, e-Rozgaar Programme and training of Punjab students in Indonesia were discussed at length during the meeting. Moreover, both sides also discussed the promotion of Indonesian Martial Art game Pencak Silat in Pakistan on this occasion.

Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani and Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh gave a detailed briefing to honourable guest about Punjab’s sports infrastructure and achievements through video slides.

Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and H.E. Mr Adam Mulawarman Tugio also exchanged souvenirs on this occasion. Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti also presented copies of Sports and Youth Newsletters to distinguished guest.

Both the sides mutually agreed to enhance efforts for the promotion of sports relations and Youth Exchange Programme between Pakistan and Indonesia and in this regard both the countries agreed to exchange delegations in near future.

Talking on this occasion, Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti said Pakistan and Indonesia have decades-old friendly relations and both the countries can cooperate with each other in multiple fields. “We are grateful to Indonesian Ambassador for extending technical support and training of Indonesian Martial Art game Pencak Silat to Pakistan. We will take every possible measure for the promotion of Silat in our country”.

Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti said youth of both countries will benefit from the Youth Exchange Programme between Pakistan and Indonesia.

Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan H.E. Mr Adam Mulawarman Tugio on this occasion highly appreciated Punjab’s sports infrastructure and accomplishments in the field of sports. “I’m quite impressed with the effective measures taken by the Punjab Sports Department and Sports Board Punjab for the promotion of sports culture in Punjab,” he added.

H.E. Mr Adam Mulawarman Tugio vowed to extend full cooperation in the coaching programme of Silat in Punjab. “We will invite Pakistan players to participate in Indonesian Silat Championship. The mutual friendship and brotherhood will further develop between Pakistan and Indonesia through sports competitions”.