They were:

Mr. Marcelo Leonardo da Silva - Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil

Dr. Janos Terenyi - Ambassador of Hungary, who will be residing in New Delhi

Ms. Grete Lochen - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway

Ms. Michele Jeanne Sision - Ambassador of the United States of America

Mr. Abdul Hameed Abdul Fattah Kazhim Al-Mulla- Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates

Dr. Jurgen Morhard - Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany

High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Akenson Rotimi and Mrs. Maria Michail, High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus, who will be residing in New Delhi, also presented credentials to President Rajapaksa today.