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THOUSAND TORCHES NIGHT TO OBSERVE WORLD AIDS DAY
Kendari, Nov 30 (ANTARA) -- On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2009, the Southeast Sulawesi provincial administration, Indonesia, held a parade carrying a thousand torches in Kendari city Monday night.
Chief organizer Marzuki Hanafi said each of the participants will carry a torch and joins a parade to several points in the city.
"The torches are a symbol of our concern about the increasing spread of HIV/AIDS. The torches also symboilized our commitment to combat the deadly disease," Marzuki said on Monday.
Close to midnight, a meditation will be held on the occasion of World AIDS Day on December 1 also in the presence of a number of Southeast Sulawesi high-ranking officials.
Chief organizer Marzuki Hanafi said each of the participants will carry a torch and joins a parade to several points in the city.
"The torches are a symbol of our concern about the increasing spread of HIV/AIDS. The torches also symboilized our commitment to combat the deadly disease," Marzuki said on Monday.
Close to midnight, a meditation will be held on the occasion of World AIDS Day on December 1 also in the presence of a number of Southeast Sulawesi high-ranking officials.
