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Ambassador Wisnu Edi Pratignyo hands over credential letters to President of Namibia, Hage Gottfried Geingob

Indonesian Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo handed over credential letters to President of the Republic of Namibia, Hage Gottfried Geingob on Friday (27/11). According to the official statement of the Indonesian Embassy in Windhoek, a state  ceremony was held at the State House of Namibia and it was also witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister / Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, Netumbo-Nandi Ndaitwah. Ambassador Wisnu Edi Pratignyo at the event was accompanied by Protocol and Consular Function Official of the Indonesian Embassy Windhoek, Ahmad Mulia Karnida. During a tête-á-tête meeting with President Geingob, Ambassador Wisnu conveyed warm greetings from President Joko Widodo to President Geingob. He also conveyed Indonesia’s readiness to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries to a higher level in many  fields and to follow up on the results of President Geingob's visit to Indonesia in 2018.

On that occasion, President Geingob expressed his gratitude and high appreciation for the friendship, support and role of Indonesia so far as an important Namibian partner. President Geingob also affirmed the importance for Indonesia and Namibia to continuously support each other and strengthen bilateral cooperation in all sectors  which provide benefit for both countries. Besides the Indonesian Ambassador, on the same day, there were seven ambassadors from other countries who handed over their letters of credential to President Geingob, namely ambassadors of  French, Iran and several non-resident ambassadors such as Palestine, Niger, Sweden, Croatia and Rwanda.

The ceremony was carried out solemnly, orderly and smoothly by implementing the health protocols to prevent transmission of the Covid-19. Ambassador Wisnu Pratignyo is a career diplomat from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs who previously served at the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok, Prague and Moscow  and served as Deputy Head of Representative at the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing, China and finally as the Consul General at the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka, Japan.