JAKARTA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The government of the United Stated has apologized after Indonesian military commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo was barred from flight into the U.S., a statement from the U.S. Embassy said.
Nurmantyo and his wife had planned to depart from the airport in Jakarta on Saturday evening, but were told by the airline shortly before departure as U.S. Customs would deny their entry, according to an Indonesian military spokesman.
Nurmantyo was invited by Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chief of Staff, to attend a conference in Washington.
U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Joseph Donovan Jr. has apologized to Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi for the inconvenience witnessed by the Indonesian military commander, according to the statement of the U.S. Embassy issued on Sunday.
But the ambassador did not explain why General Nurmantyo was barred from flying into the United States.
