Japanese envoy presents credential

Japanese envoy presents credential

JAKARTA: The new Japanese ambassador to Indonesia, Yutaka
Iimura, presented his credential to President Megawati
Soekarnoputri here on Monday.

The new ambassador was appointed to replace ambassador Yukio
Takeuchi, who was named Japan's new deputy foreign minister
earlier this year.

Iimura is a senior diplomat who has been with Japan's foreign
ministry since 1969, and was assistant vice minister of
administrative affairs before being appointed ambassador to
Indonesia.

Indonesia has yet to appoint a new ambassador to Japan, after
ambassador Sumadi Brotodiningrat was transferred to Washington
late last year.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted a candidate to the
House of Representatives for approval, but the candidate was
rejected. --JP