Manama - BNA
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at Sakhir Palace today the credentials of five newly-appointed ambassadors of Oman, Egypt, Norway, Finland and Belarus. They are respectively Sulaiman bin Saud bin Ali Al-Jaberi, Isam Saleh Awaad Mustafa, Mrs. Aase Eline Bjerke, Ilkka Pekka Simila and Aleksandr Semeshko. HM the King welcomed the new ambassadors, lauding strong relations between Bahrain and their countries and wishing them success in their diplomatic duties. The new ambassadors conveyed to HM the King the greetings of their countries' leaders as well as their wishes to HM of good health and happiness and further progress and prosperity to Bahrain. Present at the credentials presentation protocols were the Royal Court Minister, Royal Court Minister of Follow-up, HM the King's Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Head of the Royal Protocol.