Indonesia, July 5 -- Indonesia will step up international promotion of Belitung to attract more foreign visitors while supporting its UNESCO Global Geopark revalidation and expanding tourism cooperatives, Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana said on Sunday.

"We will continue improving Belitung's destinations, expand overseas promotion, attract more international visitors to tourism villages, and strengthen tourism cooperatives," Wardhana said in Tanjung Kelayang, Belitung.

Speaking at the launch of a tourism awareness group integration program through cooperatives, she said National Development Planning Agency has designated Belitung a priority destination under Indonesia's medium-term development plan.

Wardhana said the initiativ...