Jakarta, Aug. 26 -- Foreign Minister Sugiono outlined the key assignments awaiting six newly appointed Indonesian ambassadors and two permanent representatives to partner countries and international organizations, including the United States and the United Nations offices in Geneva and New York.

The six ambassadors and two permanent representatives officially assumed their posts after being inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto at the State Palace in Jakarta on Monday (August 25).

"For countries such as the United States, where the post has been vacant for quite some time, I believe the immediate priority is to reestablish communication with the U.S. government," Sugiono told reporters in Jakarta on Monday.

He noted that he was not...