JEDDAH — Saudi Ambassadors-designate to a number of friendly and brotherly countries took an oath of office before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Tuesday.

The newly appointed envoys who took the oath are Ambassador-designate to the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Buraithin, Ambassador-designate to New Zealand Muhanna bin Saleh Aba Al-Khail, Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Azerbaijan Essam bin Saleh Al-Jutaili, Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Austria Dr. Abdullah bin Khalid Tola, Ambassador-designate to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sihani, Ambassador-designate to the United Republic of Tanzania Yahya bin Ahmed Akish, and Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Turkiye Fahd bin Asaad Abu Al-Nasr.

The ambassadors took an oath before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, saying: "I swear by Allah the Almighty to be loyal to my religion, then to my King and my country. I swear not to reveal any of the state's secrets, to protect its interests and laws at home and abroad, and to perform my duties with sincerity, integrity and fairness."

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished them all success.

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eng. Waleed El-Khereiji and the Assistant Special Secretary of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Tamim Al-Salem attended the take-oath ceremony. — SPA