Jakarta, June 22 -- Culture Minister Fadli Zon stated that the Pesta Kesenian Bali or the Bali Arts Festival represents a real form of cultural advancement that has taken place for more than four decades.

"This Bali Arts Festival is a tangible manifestation of regional cultural advancement, as mandated by Law No. 5 of 2017 on the Advancement of Culture," Minister Zon said in an official statement received here on Sunday.

Minister Zon lauded the Bali Provincial Government for its consistency in holding the Bali Arts Festival, which was first held in 1979 and has since become an annual tradition.

Representing President Prabowo Subianto at the opening ceremony of the 47th Bali Arts Festival at the Werdhi Budaya Art Center in Bali, Zon exp...