His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, this afternoon presented Letters of Credence to newly-appointed Brunei Darussalam envoys and received Letters of Credence from newly-appointed Foreign Envoys to Brunei Darussalam.
Also present was His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam first presented Letters of Credence to His Excellency Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Hisham bin Haji Mohd Hanifah, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam to the People’s Republic of China and His Excellency Sheikh Abdul Mahdani bin Dato Paduka Sheikh Haji Abdul Gani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam to the Republic of France.
His Majesty then received Letters of Credence from resident Foreign Envoys to Brunei Darussalam, namely His Excellency Chen Shaochun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam; Her Excellency Do Thuy Duong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to Brunei Darussalam; His Excellency Soe Thet Naung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to Brunei Darussalam; and Her Excellency Melanie Barlow, British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam.
His Majesty later received Letters of Credence from 20 non-resident Foreign Envoys to Brunei Darussalam, namely:
- His Excellency Mario Masuyuki Toyotoshi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Paraguay to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Mohamed Trabelsi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Republic of Tunisia to Brunei Darussalam;
- Her Excellency Tanya Dimitrova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to Brunei Darussalam;
- Her Excellency Yadira Ledesma Hernandez, High Commissioner of the Republic of Cuba to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Abdelouahab Osmane, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Algeria to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Karim Mohamed Elsadat Abdelkarim Abdelkhalek, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Dr. Karomidin Gadoev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Brunei Darussalam;
- Her Excellency Dr. Mariyam Shabeena Ahmed, High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to Brunei Darussalam;
- Her Excellency Daniella Ortega de Paiva Menezes, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Sudqi Al-Omoush, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Floréncio de Conceiçāo e Almeida, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Irakli Asashvili, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Georgia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Gerhard Eisl, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Zada Seidou, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Niger to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Serob Bejanyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Sebastián Breton Pérez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Panama to Brunei Darussalam;
- Her Excellency Ivana Golubović-Duboka, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to Brunei Darussalam;
- Her Excellency Marianne Fosland, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Petr Kopřiva, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Brunei Darussalam;
- His Excellency Innocent Bagamba Muhizi, High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda to Brunei Darussalam.
Following the Ceremonies, His Majesty then received in audience the newly-appointed Brunei Darussalam envoys as well as Foreign Envoys to Brunei Darussalam who have just presented their Letters of Credence.
Present at the Ceremonies were Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Sufian bin Haji Sabtu, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (Security and Law); Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd. Yusof, Second Minister of Foreign Affairs; Yang Mulia Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Hamiddon bin Haji Ibrahim, Private and Confidential Secretary to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam; Yang Mulia Awang Haji Muhammad Fakhri bin Haji Mohd Taib, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Yang Mulia Pengiran Haji Raffizanna bin Pengiran Haji Razali, Acting Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office as Acting Grand Chamberlain.
The Ceremonies took place at Istana Nurul Iman.
News courtesy of Prime Minister’s Office
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