Bimantoro's embarrassing trip

Bimantoro's embarrassing trip

JAKARTA: National Police Chief Bimantoro Surojo's trip to
Cyprus last week took an embarrassing turn.

After Bimantoro had informed the Indonesian embassy in
Damascus, Syria, which covers Cyprus, of his planned visit to
Nicosia, Indonesian diplomats managed to arrange a meeting
between him and his Cypriot counterpart.

But Bimantoro then asked for the appointment to be canceled,
because his four day visit to Cyprus was only for pleasure, said
Benny Siahaan, spokesman for the Indonesian embassy for Syria and
Cyprus.

Siahaan said that a visiting official would usually meet his
or her host country counterpart. "So as soon as we were advised
of his trip, we took the initiative to arrange a meeting between
the two police chiefs." -- Antara