TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Seven foreign envoys submit diplomatic credentials to Jokowi
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta. (Shutterstock/DonniYudhaPerkasa)
P
resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo welcomed on Wednesday seven new foreign envoys who submitted their letters of credence, marking the start of their diplomatic duties in representing their countries in Indonesia.
The ceremony, which took place at Merdeka Palace, was held under strict COVID-19 health protocols.
The ambassadors were Guatemalan Ambassador Maynor Jacobo Cuyun Salguero, Egyptian Ambassador Ashraf Mohamed Moguib Sultan, Cuban Ambassador Tania Velazquez Lopez and Qatari Ambassador Fawziya Edrees Salman Al-Sulaiti.
Read also: Political appointees tipped for prestigious diplomatic posts
Mauritanian Ambassador Mohammed At-Thalib Zain Al Abidin, Brazilian Ambassador Jose Amir da Costa Dornelles and United Arab Emirates Ambassador Abdulla Salem Obaid Salem Al Dhaheri also submitted their diplomatic credentials on Wednesday.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi accompanied the President during the ceremony. Also present were State Secretary Pratikno, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, presidential military secretary Maj. Gen Suharyanto and Presidential Secretariat head Heru Budi Hartono.
All officials and envoys in attendance wore masks and adhered to physical distancing protocols.
