New Delhi, Nov 1 (ANI): Envoys of eleven nations presented credentials to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday.
The envoys who presented their credentials were: High Commissioner of Nigeria Oyebola Kuku, Ambassador of Belarus Vladimir Goshin, Ambassador of Cote d'Ivoire Sainy Tiemele, Ambassador of Luxembourg Gaston Stronck, Ambassador of Hungary Janos Terenyi, High Commissioner of Fiji Yogesh Karan, Ambassador of Tunisia Tarek Azouz, Ambassador of Cuba Abelardo Rafael Cueto Sosa, Ambassador of Macedonia Slobodan Tashoski, Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ibrahim Assad oglu Hajiyev and Ambassador of France Francois Richier.
Welcoming the envoys, Patil said that India is a large country and the world's largest democracy, as well as one of the fastest growing economies of the world.
She said that India is working for greater growth to meet the aspirations of its people and is committed to inclusive growth.
She further mentioned that to fulfill these aspirations, it is expanding its social infrastructure particularly education, skill building and health, as well as putting into place extensive physical infrastructure over the next five years, with an investment of over one trillion dollars.
"A growing India will expand opportunities for the global economy as well, the President emphasized. India also seeks to enlarge economic engagement with other countries for peace, progress and development," she added.
Speaking about global governance structures, President Patil said India has all the credentials for its legitimate aspiration to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
She also emphasized that reforms in international bodies must be taken up, so that they reflect contemporary realities as well as to make them more credible and effective. (ANI)
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