New envoys present credentials

JAKARTA: Tunisian Ambassadors Mohammed Mouldi Kefi and Afghanistan Ambassador Abdul Rahim Sayed Jan submitted their credentials to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday.

After a short ceremony at the Merdeka Palace, Megawati had separate brief talks with the two new envoys.

Abdul Rahim Sayed Jan is the first ambassador representing the new Afghanistan government that replaced the Taliban regime in 2001. Jakarta had never acknowledged the Taliban government.

Meanwhile, a new Australian ambassador has yet to submit his credentials to the President as the House of Representative has not yet approved the appointment of a new envoy to replace Richard Smith. --JP