Foreign ambassadors present credentials

Foreign ambassadors present credentials

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekanoputri received the
diplomatic credentials of ambassadors from Zambia, Nicaragua and
Angola during a state ceremony at the Merdeka Palace on Thursday.

Ambassadors Godfrey S. Simasuku of Zambia, Eduardo J. Sevilla
Somoza of Nicaragua, and Elisio Alvila de Jesus Figueiredo of
Angola all presented their credentials to Megawati and held brief
meetings with the President.

Simasiku will be stationed in Tokyo; Somoza in New York; and
Figueiredo in Singapore.

During the ceremony, Megawati was accompanied by Minister of
Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirajuda.--JP