For 32 consecutive years, on 17 August, together with diplomats of the Embassy and friends of Indonesia, I have had the honour of taking part in the solemn ceremony of raising the national flag of the Republic of Indonesia over the Ambassador’s Residence on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day.
Following a long-standing tradition, the ceremony is accompanied by a small military parade led by my long-time friend, Indonesian diplomat Prabowo Himawan. Over the years, this annual event has become for me not only an important diplomatic tradition, but also a symbol of the long-standing friendship and mutual respect that unite us with the representatives of Indonesia in Ukraine.
Following the official ceremony, on behalf of the editorial team of Kyiv Diplomatic Magazine, I had the honour of personally congratulating the friend and partner of our editorial team, His Excellency Mr Arief Muhammad Basalamah, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Ukraine, on Indonesia’s National Day — the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia.
In the photo:
His Excellency Mr Arief Muhammad Basalamah, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Ukraine;
Oleksandr Kondratenko, Assistant to a Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Kyiv Diplomatic Magazine.
Following a long-standing tradition, the ceremony is accompanied by a small military parade led by my long-time friend, Indonesian diplomat Prabowo Himawan. Over the years, this annual event has become for me not only an important diplomatic tradition, but also a symbol of the long-standing friendship and mutual respect that unite us with the representatives of Indonesia in Ukraine.
Following the official ceremony, on behalf of the editorial team of Kyiv Diplomatic Magazine, I had the honour of personally congratulating the friend and partner of our editorial team, His Excellency Mr Arief Muhammad Basalamah, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Ukraine, on Indonesia’s National Day — the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia.
In the photo:
His Excellency Mr Arief Muhammad Basalamah, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Ukraine;
Oleksandr Kondratenko, Assistant to a Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Kyiv Diplomatic Magazine.