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11 foreign ambassadors submit letters of credence to Jokowi
.President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received letters of credence from 11 new foreign ambassadors at the State Palace on Wednesday that symbolize the beginning of their official duties in Indonesia.
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Stronger ties: Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi (third right) and State Secretary Minister Pratikno accompany President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the latter's meeting with ASEAN Secretary- General Lim Jock Hoi (third left) at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on March 23. (Antara/Puspa Perwitasari)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received letters of credence from 11 new foreign ambassadors at the State Palace on Wednesday that symbolize the beginning of their official duties in Indonesia.
Seven of out of the 11 envoys are resident ambassadors. They are Australian Ambassador Gary Francis Quinlan, Russian Ambassador Lyudmila Georgievna Vorobieva, South Korean Ambassador Kim Chang-boem, Bahraini Ambassador Mohamed Ghassan Mohamed Adnan Shaikho, Georgian Ambassador Irakli Asashvili, Fijian Ambassador Selima Dikawakawayali Veisamasama and Polish Ambassador Beata Stoczynska.
Meanwhile, the four others are non-resident ambassadors. They comprise Uganda Ambassador Dorothy Samali Hyuha, Gambian Ambassador Ramzia Diab Ghanim, Latvian Ambassador Penke Normans and Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Jeanne Guehe.
Following their letters of credence submissions, President Jokowi, accompanied by Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi, invited each of them to discuss bilateral issues. The President held separate talks that lasted several minutes with each ambassador.
“In general, the President said during his discussion with each ambassador that economic cooperation with their countries were a priority for Indonesia,” Retno said after the meeting. (ebf)
