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VOInews, Jakarta: Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to Indonesia, H.E. Armin Limo, has a unique perspective on Indonesia. H.E. Armin Limo shared his experiences about Indonesia in an interview with Syafiq Hasyim on IIIU's Guest program on Thursday (18/4/2024). Among these, Ambassador Armin Limo expressed his admiration for the hospitality of the Indonesian people.

"I really mean that I went to many countries so far, this is almost the end of my diplomatic career, I was in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Egypt, Serbia, and some other countries, but this country, this people is something really I have never experienced so far in my career and I thank God. People are so nice, so kind, so friendly, so humble, so that is unprecedented in my diplomatic career. (...) I like people, I like the country, I like food, I like the weather. Many people are complaining about the weather here being too hot, or too humid, for me it is not. It is perfect, I hate winter, I hate snow so all and all I like it very much indeed except traffic jump" said Ambassador Armin Limo.

Upon the talk about people-to-people diplomacy, Ambassador Armin Limo said that Bosnia-Herzegovina citizens consider Indonesians people as their brothers. Indonesia was among the first countries to recognize Bosnia-Herzegovina's independence. In 1995, Indonesia's second President Soeharto visited Bosnia-Herzegovina amid a war to show sympathy for Bosnian Muslims who were targeted in the conflict. Likewise, Madam Megawati visited Bosnia in 2002 to further strengthen the bilateral relationship between Indonesia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

"We have very good political relation, because Indonesia was helping us during the war and after the war, and our people back home in Bosnia, they know that and they feel that Indonesians are our friends and brothers, and they will never forget that,” added Ambassador Armin Limo. (Daniel).