Surabaya, East Java, Aug. 27 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is promoting the Sidoarjo Halal Industrial Zone (KIH) to investors in support of Indonesia's goal of becoming a global halal hub.

"We are promoting the Halal Special Economic Zone in Sidoarjo. We also have similar facilities in Banten and Riau," the ministry's Expert Staff for Economic Diplomacy, Dindin Wahyudin, said at the "Halal Indonesia Goes Regional: Dialogue on Market Expansion for the Indonesian Halal Industrial Zone" in Surabaya on Tuesday (August 26).

The Indonesian KIH is designated for industries producing halal products based on Islamic law, supported by infrastructure and facilities to guarantee halal integrity from upstream to downstream, he explained.

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