RI's envoy submits credentials in Rome

RI's envoy submits credentials in Rome

JAKARTA/ROME: Indonesia's new ambassador to Italy Susanto Sutoyo submitted his credentials to Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in a simple ceremony at Quirinale Palace in Rome this week, the Antara news agency reported from the Italian capital.

Italy's deputy foreign minister Margherita and director general for protocol and other senior officials attended the event.

Ambassador Susanto conveyed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's gratitude to his Italian counterpart for helping tsunami victims in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces.

Besides Italy, Susanto is also accredited as the ambassador to Malta and Cyprus.

Prior to his posting in Rome, Susanto -- a career diplomat -- worked as director general for multilateral economic, financial and development affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta. -- JP