Mega receives new envoys

Mega receives new envoys

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday received
credential letters from new ambassadors of Canada, Kuwait and
Slovak to Indonesia.

Ambassador Randolph Bruce Mank of Canada, Ambassador Mochammad
Adel Khalaf of Kuwait and Ambassador Peter Holasek of Slovak
submitted their credential letters in a state ceremony at the
Merdeka Palace.

Indonesia is not an unfamiliar place for Ambassador Mank, who
was once assigned to Jakarta earlier in his career and he
expressed the commitment of his government to build strong
relations with Indonesia.

"Canada is committed to developing strong political and
economic relations with Indonesia," he said in a statement
provided to The Jakarta Post on Thursday.

"I am particularly pleased to serve as the representative of
Canadian government during what I am sure will be crucial years
for Indonesia and its development as a democratic nation and as a
leader in the region," Mank stated.--JP