President Jokowi Receives Credentials from Friendly Countries Ambassador

President Jokowi greets one of the attending ambassadors before receiving the letters of credence, at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (8/11). (Photo by: Oji/Public Relations)

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received Letters of Credence from thirteen ambassadors of friendly countries to Indonesia, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (8/11). The Ambassadors took turns presenting their Credentials to President Jokowi and shaking his hand.

The thirteen ambassadors of friendly countries presenting their letters of credence were:

1. Stephane De Loecker, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium;
2. Jari Sinkari, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland;
3. Marina Berg, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden;
4. Kurt Kunz, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Swiss Confederation;
5. Olivia Leslie, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ireland;
6. Peter Schoof, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany;
7. Abdallah Suliman Abdallah Anu Romman, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;
8. Gerardo Prato, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay;
9. Mehmed Halilovic, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
10. Akua Sekyiwa Ahenkora, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana, residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
11. Makarimi Abissola Adechoubou, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Benin, residing in Tokyo, Japan;
12. Martha Mavrommati, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus, residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and
13. Major General Lineo Poopa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Lesotho, residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

After receiving the credentials, President Jokowi —who was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung— then had a veranda talk with the thirteen ambassadors. (DND/OJI/ES)

Translated by: Galuh Wicaksono
Edited by: Lulu Wuliarti