PRESIDENT TO OFFICIALLY OPEN BALI ART FESTIVAL

Denpasar, Bali Province, May 26 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to officially open the 31st Bali Art Festival (PKB), which will involve around 14,000 artists from Bali, 12 other provinces of Indonesia, and eight foreign countries.

The event will last for one month starting June 13, 2009, I Made Santha of the Bali cultural service, said here on Tuesday.

The Bali administration also invited some ministers, including the foreign affairs minister, the minister/state secretary, the cultural and tourism ministry, as well as the education minister, to attend the opening of the PKB, he said.

After the opening in the morning, Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika will officially open an art parade in the afternoon.