Therefore, Bertrand is also the French ambassador to East Timor country was exploring possible cooperation between the two governments, including the tourism sector.

"France also has a program to good governance and tourism," he explained.

Moreover, said Bertrand, during this time the oil industry of France are also more active in Balikpapan City for a long time already for decades, the Indonesian oil and gas company Total.

Therefore Bertrand curious and East Kalimantan Balikpapan tourism entirely. He wants the whole potential that exists that can unlock maximum opportunities of cooperation between the two governments, or between third parties are involved.

He considered Balikpapan has developed quite well. This visit is the second visit Lortholary. "The first 20 years ago," said the ambassador who is fluent in Mandarin.

As is known, the city of Balikpapan, has a nature tourism, adventure tourism, and travel history. For the coastal nature and forests, including Sari Segara manggar Beach, Coastal and Beach Lamaru Monpera.

As for the forest tour, the tropical forest 12 million years old, namely the Sungai Wain Protection Forest (HLSW), and Mangrove Center in Somber region, North Balikpapan.

In the living areas of rare flora and fauna that can be invaluable tourism objects such as ironwood trees, orchids, until the sun bear.

While the City Government (City Government) Balikpapan also offers cooperation in agriculture and fisheries-marine. In this case, the French Embassy in Jakarta had been a sponsor of marine seminar in Bogor early March. (Ant)
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