President Ranil Wickremesinghe formally received the credentials of two newly appointed High Commissioners and three Ambassadors at the President's House in Colombo.

The newly appointed diplomats included High Commissioners from the Republic of Zambia and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Additionally Ambassadors from the Republic of Lithuania, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar presented their credentials.

The new diplomats are as follows:
Ms. Diana Mickeviciene - Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Lithuania, based in New Delhi.

Ms. Trinh Thi Tam - Ambassador-designate of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, based in Colombo.

Ms. Marlar Than Htaik - Ambassador-designate of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, based in Colombo.

Mr. Percy Patson Chanda - High Commissioner-designate of the Republic of Zambia, based in New Delhi.

Mr. Andalib Elias - High Commissioner-designate of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, based in Colombo.