Jakarta, Aug. 13 -- The Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with four ministries and agencies on cooperation to strengthen the national tourism sector.

The four ministries and agencies are the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the Ministry of Environment, the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), and the Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas).

"Let us maintain and strengthen this spirit to realize a healthier, more prosperous, and sustainable Indonesia," Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana said at the MoU signing event in Jakarta.

She added that the cross-sectoral initiative is expected to support five flagship programs of her ministry: the Clean Tourism Movement (GWB), Touris...