His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday consented to receive Letters of Credential from four foreign envoys to the country.

His Majesty received them from four newly-appointed foreign envoys to the country namely, Dato' Abdullah Sani Omar, the High Commissioner of Malaysia; Adam Jelonek, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland; Daniel Kwasi Abodakpi, the High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana; and Pavlo Sultansky, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Brunei Darussalam.

His Majesty later granted separate audiences to the newly-appointed foreign envoys.

Dato' Abdullah Sani Omar, High Commissioner of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam, 55 years old, previously served as the Ambassador of Malaysia to Ukraine and Syria.

The non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Adam Jelonek, 42, previously served as Director of the Far and Middle East Department, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University. The newly-appointed ambassador is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Meanwhile, Daniel Kwasi Abodakpi, High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana to Brunei Darussalam, 61, previously served as Minister of Trade and Industry.

The newly-appointed high commissioner is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ukraine's non-resident Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, Pavlo Sultansky, 63, is currently serving as Ukraine's Ambassador to Singapore where the ambassador is based.

The ceremony took place at the Istana Nurul Iman. - Borneo Bulletin (24th March 2011)