By Gladys Fred Kole
At least 10 heads of foreign missions assigned to South Sudan, on Wednesday, tendered their letters of accreditation to President Salva Kiir Mayardit.
Amongst the diplomats are nine non-resident and one resident ambassadors, accredited to the country.
The authorized ambassadors pledged to cooperate, in order to strengthen ties between their respective nations with South Sudan, as a developing country.
They further pledged to enhance mutual cooperation and forge strategic alliances, especially in the fields of training, health care, agriculture, and humanitarian aid.
After an agreement is granted, accreditation comes next.
Chief of Mission conducts a customary presentation of the “Credential Letters”, a document confirming that the agent is authorized to perform duties of envoy to the Head of the receiving State.
South Sudan acting minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, Deng Dau Deng reiterated that the government would deepen joint relations between South Sudan and the corresponding countries.
He added that the government will provide the accredited envoys with the required support to run their missions in Juba.
Meanwhile, the date of presentation of credentials also determines the seniority of an ambassador and the order of precedence to be adopted among the various mission chiefs.
The ambassadors accredited include that of United Kingdom, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Republic of South, Denmark, People’s Republic of the Philippines and Kingdom of Morocco.
Others are of Republic of Burundi and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
For an ambassador to be able to begin performing his duties, the receiving state (of residence) must, first of all, give its consent (agreement) to the sending state about the chosen diplomatic agent.