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President Lee Jae-myung plans to receive credentials from eight new ambassadors to Korea, including Iranian and Turkic ambassadors, at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 12th, Blue House Chief Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong announced.

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The sixth new credentials ceremony since the inauguration of the current government will be held at the Blue House.

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The Blue House establishes new credentials including Ambassador to Iran and Turkiye

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Dong-wook = President Lee Jae-myung plans to receive credentials from eight new permanent ambassadors to Korea on the afternoon of the 12th, Blue House Chief Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong announced.

Iranian Ambassador to Korea Ahmad Erpanian, Ambassador to Turkic Republic Fatih Yıldız, and Kyrgyz Ambassador to Korea Melis Mamadaliev visited the Blue House on this day to present their credentials (offer or present items) and greet President Lee for the first time.

Ambassador Vivian de Pierrefou Midense of Honduras to Korea, Miriam Teresa Mojugan, Ambassador of Slovenia to Korea, Espen Frederick Larsen, Ambassador of Norway to Korea, Fatou Guy Ngom, Ambassador of Senegal to Korea, and Ambassador Donatas Tamulaitis of Lithuania to Korea will also attend.

This is the sixth time since the inauguration of the current government that the credentials ceremony has been held.

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