JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regrets the incident involving a Nigerian diplomat and Indonesian Immigration officers last week.
In a virtual press statement Thursday, August 12, Spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Teuku Faizasyah, said that the Indonesian government continued to communicate through diplomatic channels with the Nigerian government after the incident.
"The Indonesian Ambassador to Abuja, Usra Hendra Harahap, had a meeting with Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama on August 10," explained Faizasyah.
"The Director General of Asia Pacific-Africa and the Director General of Consular Protocol of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also held a meeting with the Ambassador, Designated Ambassador Nigeria in Jakarta on August 11 yesterday," he continued.
Faizasyah explained that in the meeting his party discussed the good relations between Indonesia and Nigeria that have existed until now. And, according to him, the incident is a stand-alone incident.
"It is completely unrelated to the commitment of the Indonesian government in carrying out its obligations as host, according to the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations," he explained.
Related to this, he added, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has also carried out an internal investigation as a follow-up to the incident. Previously, a viral video circulated showing an unpleasant incident against a Nigerian diplomat last weekend. After being involved in a riot and being arrested, it was later discovered that the man was a diplomat.
The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also protested strongly, recalling the Ambassador to Indonesia Ari Usman Ogah regarding this matter for consultations. Meanwhile, previously there was a mediation agreement to resolve the issue amicably between the Immigration officer and the diplomat concerned.
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