PRESIDENT DE MARCO RECEIVES LETTERS OF CREDENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF UKRAINE AND THE AMBASSADOR OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC

The President of Malta, H.E. Prof. Guido de Marco this morning received the letters of credence of H.E. Mr. Borys M. Hudyma, Ambassador of Ukraine and H.E. Mr. Constantin Yerocostopoulos, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic.

Ambassador Hudyma is a carreer diplomat having entered the diplomatic service of Ukraine in 1974. Among other posts he has served as Deputy Foreign Minister and member of the board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. He was also appointed chairman of the Decolonization Committee of the 49^th United Nations General Assembly between 1994 and 1996. Ambassador Hudyma is presently also Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Italy. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hudyma.

The Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Costantin Yerocostopoulos has held various posts in the Hellenic diplomatic service, most recently as Minister Plenipotentiary and as head for the directorate for Turkey. Ambassador Yerocostopoulos served also as Ambassador-chief of the European Community Observers' Mission in Zagreb. Mrs. Yerocostopoulos accompanied the Ambassador.

The President and Mrs de Marco later hosted lunch at San Anton Palace in honour of the newly-appointed Ambassadors of the Ukraine and the Hellenic Republic.