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President Murmu accepts credentials from envoys of four nations

Darpan News Desk IANS, 11 Jul, 2024 11:41 AM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the envoys of South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Spain, and Argentina at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.

The Ministry of External Affairs stated that the envoys who presented their credentials to President Murmu were Ambassador Lumumba Maklele Nyajok (South Sudan); Ambassador Stella Nkomo (Zimbabwe); Ambassador Juan Antonio March Pujol (Spain); and, Ambassador Mariano Agustin Caucino (Argentina).

President Droupadi Murmu received credentials from Mr Lumumba Maklele Nyajok, Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan; Ms Stella Nkomo, Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe; Mr Juan Antonio March Pujol, Ambassador of Spain; and Mr Mariano Agustin Caucino, Ambassador of the… pic.twitter.com/zDBlcC2vuS
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 11, 2024

Previously, Argentina was represented in India by Daniel Chuburu while Jose Maria Ridao Dominguez is Spain's outgoing Ambassador. Zimbabwe's Ambassador Godfrey Majoni Chipare has also ended his India tenure.

The ceremony marks the formal beginning of the Ambassadors' duties in India, signifying the strengthening of diplomatic relations between India and the respective nations.

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