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