Governor General Receives Credentials from New Ambassadors

Belmopan. August 5, 2021. 3:00 p.m. 

Governor General H.E. Froyla Tzalam received the Letters of Credence of five new ambassadors to Belize at a virtual ceremony held today.

Presenting their letters of credence were H.E. Lina Eugenia Ajoy Rojas, non-resident ambassador of Costa Rica; H.E. Mehmet Erkan Aytun, non-resident ambassador of the Republic of Turkey; H.E. Dr. Maureen Piribonemi Tamuno, non-resident ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; H.E. Paisan Rupanichkij, non-resident ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand; and H.E. Ricarda Redeker, non-resident ambassador of Germany.

The Governor General welcomed the ambassadors and anticipated meeting in-person this September at the Annual Diplomatic Week hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration. The ambassadors each conveyed on behalf of their respective countries the intention of cooperating with Belize in several areas of priority, which include conservation, human rights, climate change, and equitable health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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