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 received letters of credence from 17 non-resident foreign envoys to Brunei Darussalam at Istana Nurul Iman yesterday.
His Majesty received letters of credence from Ambassador of Bulgaria to Brunei Darussalam Peter Dimitrov Andonov, Ambassador of Croatia to Brunei Darussalam Ivan Velimir Starcevic, Ambassador of Greece to Brunei Darussalam Georgios Dogoritis, Ambassador of Finland to Brunei Darussalam Sami Rafael Leino, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Brunei Darussalam Jaroslav Doleček, Ambassador of Romania to Brunei Darussalam Nineta Barbulescu, Ambassador of Cuba to Brunei Darussalam Florentino Batista Gonzalez and High Commissioner of South Africa to Brunei Darussalam David Evan Malcomson.
His Majesty also received letters of credence from Ambassador of Austria to Brunei Darussalam Mag. Andreas Launer, Ambassador of Senegal to Brunei Darussalam Abdoulaye Barro, High Commissioner of Namibia to Brunei Darussalam Herman Pule Diamonds, Ambassador of Ecuador to Brunei Darussalam Santiago Javier Chavez Pareja, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Brunei Darussalam Irfan Davudov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Brunei Darussalam Bolat Sugurbayev, Ambassador of Hungary to Brunei Darussalam Judit Pach, Ambassador of Netherlands to Brunei Darussalam Anna Desiree Adema e/v Vogelsang and High Commissioner of Ghana to Brunei Darussalam Florence Buerki Akonor.
The monarch then received in audiences the envoys.
Minister of Foreign Affairs II Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd Yusof was also present at the ceremony.