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| President Mori, left, and Ambassador Heidorn of Germany during the presentation of credentials for the Ambassador at the President's Conference Room on November 13, 2012. |
President Manny Mori welcomed Ambassador Heidorn to Pohnpei and
conveyed his greetings to President Joachim Gauck through the Ambassador.
President Mori acknowledged the good relations between his country
and Germany and expressed interest in enhancing more bilateral as well as
multilateral engagements.
The President also expressed gratitude for the assistance
extended to the FSM through Germany’s Small Scale Project Scheme in certain areas
that include Agriculture and food production, Historic Preservation, Climate
Change and Diplomatic Training.
After presenting his credentials to President Mori,
Ambassador Heidorn expressed his gratitude to the President for accepting him.
“I deem it a great privilege to be entrusted by my President
and Government with the challenging task to represent my country to the
Federated States of Micronesia…”
“Germany and its partners in the European Union have a strong
interest in further enhancing co-operation and dialogue with their partners in
Asia and in promoting our common values of democracy, rule of law, respect for
human rights, political stability, and market economy and free world trade as
well as the preservation of our natural resources”, said Ambassador Gauck.
The Ambassador also said, “A top priority for our government
remains the task to mitigate the effects of global climate change”.
Ambassador Heidorn is cross-accredited out of Manila,
representing his country at the same time in the Republic of Palau and the
Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Germany and FSM formally established diplomatic ties in April
1992.
For more information, call the FSM Department of Foreign
Affairs at 320-2641 or write to fsmpio@mail.fm.
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