Envoys present credentials to President

New Delhi, Apr 5 (UNI) Eight envoys today presented their credentials to President A P J Abdul Kalam at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

After the presentation of credentials, the President had an interaction with the Heads of Missions in which he stressed upon the need to develop joint projects and programmes with India based on core competencies of both nations which would be a win-win proposition for both.

Dr Kalam urged that bilateral trade between India and these nations should increase from its present levels.

The credential presentation ceremony was attended by the senior members of the missions, senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The envoys who presented their credentials were : Angola Ambassador Antonio Fwaminy Da Costa Fernandes, Algeria Ambassador Dr Noureddine Bardad-Daidji, Yemen Ambassador Mustapha Ahmed Mohammed Noman, UAE Ambassador Abdullah Ebrahim a Alzoy Al Shehhi, Turkey Ambassador Halil Akinci, Iceland Ambassador Surla Sigurjonsson, High Commissioner of Ghana John Bwentum-Williams and German Ambassador Bernd Mutzelberg.

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