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Ambassador Mohamad Hery Handed Over Letter of Credentials to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta - DIPLOMATIC CORNER

Indonesian Ambassador to Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Uganda as well as Indonesian Permanent Representative for United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN-Habitat, Mohamad Hery Saripudin has handed over letter of credentials to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi recently.

During the submission, Ambassador Hery extended the warm regards of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his hope on increasing both countries' bilateral cooperation. Ambassador Hery as quoted in a written statement of Indonesian Embassy in Nairobi on Friday said that  President Joko Widodo invited President Uhuru Kenyatta to visit Indonesia and to open Kenyan embassy in Jakarta. Hery also congratulated Kenya as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council 2021-2022.

On the same occasion, Ambassador Hery also conveyed his commitment to enhance Indonesia-Kenya relations and cooperation, especially in economy. Tight cooperation with Kenya in promotion trade, investment, and tourism is done to support Kenya's Big Four Agenda. The four big agenda of Kenyan government are food security, affordable housing, people's health, and manufacturing.

Meanwhile, President Uhuru Kenyatta enthusiastically welcomed Indonesia's intention to improve cooperation. He also instructed Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister, Raychelle Omamo and the team to immediately realize the bilateral relations and cooperation increase initiatives, including the opening of Kenyan embassy in Jakarta.