AMBASSADOR BENSOUDA PRESENTS HER CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF AUSTRIA
BANJUL, 23 January 2024: Her Excellency Dr. Fatou Bensouda on Monday, 15th January 2024 presented her Letters of Credence to His Excellency, Alexander Van der Bellen, the President of the Federal Republic of Austria accrediting her as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of The Gambia to Federal Republic of Austria with residence in London. Following the presentation of her Letters, Her Excellency the Ambassador conveyed warm greetings and best wishes from His Excellency President Adama Barrow and the people of the Republic of The Gambia to President Alexander Van der Bellen. The Ambassador further stressed Gambia’s readiness and desire to deepen ties of cooperation with Austria. Ambassador Bensouda requested stronger ties between Gambia and Federal Republic of Austria in the field of education by offering places to Gambian students in science, technology, and medicine scholarships. Avenues such as student exchange programs, further capacity building for Gambian civil servants, and joint security sharing of best practices should also be explored through the EU cooperation. Discussions were held regarding easier access to visas for Gambians to travel to Austria. Regarding the issue of Gambians living in Austria, currently, there are around 440 Gambians living in Austria, and the Non-resident Ambassador highlighted their contributions towards enriching Austrian society. President Alexander Van der Bellen welcomed the Ambassador and conveyed his greetings to His Excellency President Adama Barrow and assured Her Excellency the Ambassador of the Austrian government’s desire to maintain cordial relations with the Gambia. He reiterated his government’s wish to open further avenues of cooperation. President Van der Bellen spoke about his passion for the environment, ecology and cutting greenhouse gases. President Van der Bellen concluded by stressing that Austria will work closely with the Gambia at all multilateral foras, and that stronger bilateral ties will be maintained to foster understanding and cooperation.
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