Indonesia awards Tunisian scientist<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Indonesian Ambassador to Tunisia Musma Musa Abbas, on
\nbehalf of the Indonesian government, has presented the Jasa
\nPratama medal to Tunisian scientist Rachid Driss for his
\ncontribution to the friendly relations between Indonesia and the
\nNorth African country.<\/p>\n
At the conferment ceremony in Tunis, Rachid was represented by
\nhis only grand-child, Jihane. Rachid failed to turn up for the
\nceremony because he had been hospitalized since March 5.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian ambassador said Driss was also a Tunisian
\nfighter who began his diplomatic career in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
"This is a proof that historical ties between the two
\ncountries had existed even before Tunisian independence," Musma
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Rachid wrote two books on Indonesia, titled "From Bob Souika
\nto Manhattan," (1980) and "From Jakarta to Carthage" (1986).<\/p>\n
The two books dwell on the close relations between then
\npresidents Sukarno and Habib Bourguiba during their countries'
\nstruggle for independence. -- Antara<\/p>",
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