President receives envoys' credentials

President receives envoys' credentials

JAKARTA: Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri received on
Monday credentials from three new foreign ambassadors.

German Ambassador to Indonesian Joachim Broudrk-Grvger,
Egyptian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohamed El-Sayed Taha and Fijian
Ambassador to Indonesia Adi Litia Samanunun Qalirea Talakuli
Cakobau presented their credentials at Merdeka Palace.

The Fijian envoy will be based in Kuala Lumpur.

"Each ceremony was shorter than usual, with the president
receiving the German ambassador for only 20 minutes before the
next envoys came," a palace official told The Jakarta Post.

During her three-year tenure as president, Megawati used to
receive ambassadors' credentials on Friday, with each ceremony
normally lasting about 30 minutes. -- JP