New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday accepted credentials from the envoys of four countries at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President’s Secretariat said.
Those presenting credentials were: Vithaya Xayavong, Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Emilie Ayaza Mushobekwa, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Wing Commander Alex Lunyazo Tukuhupwele (Retd.), High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia; and Antonio Serifo Embalo, Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. The credential presentation ceremony marks the formal accreditation of the envoys to represent their countries in India.
Earlier in the week, President Murmu received Lee Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea, at Rashtrapati Bhavan and hosted a banquet in his honour. Welcoming President Lee on his first visit to India, she appreciated his contributions to strengthening India-Korea relations, particularly as Chair of the Korea-India Parliamentary Friendship Group. The visit, within the first year of his presidency, reflected the importance he attaches to bilateral ties, the statement said.
Murmu noted that India and Korea are vibrant democracies sharing common values and welcomed the establishment of the India-Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group to promote parliamentary dialogue and exchanges. Both sides have set an ambitious bilateral agenda spanning shipbuilding, port development, digital cooperation, small and medium enterprises, steel, education, research, culture, and people-to-people contacts. They adopted a Joint Declaration to resume negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
The President said India brings skill, speed and scale, while Korea contributes high-tech manufacturing expertise, and that combining strengths can create opportunities for youth. She urged exploration of cooperation in green and clean energy and other climate technologies for a sustainable future. The leaders agreed that closer India-Korea cooperation can yield wide benefits and that both countries can learn from each other in areas including environment, innovation, education, skill development and technology. (ANI)
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