Credentials Ceremony - Afghanistan
The Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, accepted the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, HE Amanullah Jayhoon, at a ceremony at Government House in Wellington on 5 December 2007. Mr Jayhoon is pictured picking up a wooden dart offered by the Māori traditional challenge party. For more information about New Zealand's relationship with Afghanistan, visit: www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Middle-East/Afghanistan.php