Sri Lanka Welcomes Six New Envoys; Kazakhstan Opens First-ever Mission

by Zulfick Farzan 24-07-2025 | 4:27 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake officially received the credentials of five newly appointed ambassadors and one high commissioner at a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat.

Among the diplomats was Sergey Viktorov, the first-ever resident Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Sri Lanka, marking a historic milestone in bilateral relations.

Kazakhstan becomes the first Central Asian nation to establish a resident diplomatic mission in Colombo, signaling a new chapter in regional cooperation.

The other envoys who presented their credentials included:

Alem Woldemariam – Ambassador of Eritrea (resident in New Delhi)

Jagnnath Sami – High Commissioner of Fiji (resident in New Delhi)

Alisher Tukhtaev – Ambassador of Uzbekistan (resident in Islamabad)

Yousef Mustafa Abdelghani – Ambassador of Jordan (resident in New Delhi)

Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee – Ambassador of Bhutan (resident in Dhaka)

The ceremony was attended by Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath and Presidential Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.