Two envoys present credentials

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri received the credentials of new ambassadors from North Korea and Romania on Wednesday.

In a ceremony at Merdeka Palace, North Korean Ambassador Jang Chang Chon and Romanian Ambassador Gheorghe Savuica presented their credentials to Megawati.

Indonesia's relations with North Korea go back a long way. Megawati returned from a state visit to the country last month.

Foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda was absent from the ceremony as he is attending the Organization of Islamic Conference meeting in Sudan.--JP