REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALU -- Vice President Boediono arrived in the Central Sulawesi provincial capital of Palu on Sunday to attend the peak commemoration of the Archipelago Day 2013.

The vice president in the company of his wife Herawati Boediono arrived at the venue of the event which took place on the city's Talise Beach at 10.10 a.m. local time.

A number of ministers, including Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu, Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sharif Cicip Soetardjo, Transportation Minister EE Mangindaan and Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto were also present.

Also attending the event were a number of governors, kings and sultans from various parts of the country.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu in the capacity as chief of the event's organizing committee reminded the nation of the need to benefit from the country's marine potentials in a sustainable way for the sake of the people's welfare.

During the commemoration of the Archipelago Day, the vice president will also inaugurate a number of development projects carried out under the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development (MP3EI) program.

The projects include a liquefied natural gas refinery owned by PT. Donggi-Senoro at Banggai and a hydro power plant with a capacity of 180 megawatts.

Boediono will also confer awards on a number of governors and district heads in recognition of their services in the development of the marine sector.

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