Guinée : dix nouveaux ambassadeurs présentent leurs lettres de créance à au président Doumbouya

Ten new ambassadors accredited to Guinea presented their credentials to the President of the Republic, Mamadi Doumbouya, this Friday, September 11, 2026, at the Mohammed V Palace in Conakry. 

The diplomats represent the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Greece, Slovakia, Republic of the Congo, Panama and Denmark.

The new diplomatic representatives include Ahmed Ibrahim Saeed Mohamed, for the United Arab Emirates, Mohammad Shahat Elhalawani, for Egypt, Persis Lionel Essono Ondo for Gabon, Issifou Coulibaly for Ivory Coast, and Antonio Haziroglou for Greece.

The list also includes Martin Podstavek, Ambassador of Slovakia, Gaston Gassoko, representative of the Republic of the Congo, Edwin Pitty Madrid, for Panama, and Jacob Linulf, for Denmark.

During the meetings granted to the new diplomats, discussions focused on the state and prospects of cooperation between Guinea and their respective countries.

Several areas of common interest were discussed, including security, higher and technical education, and new information and communication technologies.

On this occasion, the new ambassadors reaffirmed their respective countries’ willingness to continue and strengthen cooperative relations with Guinea.

The presentation of credentials is a major protocol step in the official assumption of an ambassador’s duties. It marks their accreditation to the authorities of the country in which they are to carry out their diplomatic mission.