President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received the credentials of 23 new ambassadors to Egypt yesterday, officially marking the start of their diplomatic duties in Cairo, according to an Ittihadiya statement.

Representing Asia and the Pacific were Japan’s Fumio Iwai, India’s Suresh Reddy, Vietnam’s Nguyen Huy Dung, and New Zealand’s Louise Searle. From our region, the UAE’s Hamad Al Zaabi joined the diplomatic corps.

From Europe, the list included Hungary’s Rita Herencsar, Italy’s Agostino Palese, Denmark’s Lars Bo Møller, Poland’s Michal Murkocinski, Norway’s Erik Husem, Spain’s Sergio Forster, Ireland’s Aidan O’Hara, Georgia’s Nikoloz Apkhazava, Luxembourg’s Christian Muller, Belarus’s Evgueni Sobolevski, San Marino’s Daniela Rotondaro, and the UK’s Mark Bryson-Richardson.

Representing Africa were Angola’s Maquento Sebastiao Lopes and Guinea’s Mounir Cissi, while Liberia’s Henry Fahnbulleh also took up his post.

From Latin America, Colombia’s Luz Elena Martínez Cossab and Nicaragua’s Tatiana Daniela García Silva presented their credentials.

El Sisi welcomed the new ambassadors, reaffirming Egypt’s commitment to strengthening cooperation with their countries across political, economic, and cultural fronts.