ANKARA / ISTANBUL

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday received the new ambassadors of Belarus, Brazil, Ecuador, Georgia, and Vietnam.

At a reception at the Presidential Complex in the capital Ankara, the five envoys presented their letters of credentials to Erdogan: Belarus' Ambassador Anatoly Glaz, Brazil's Ambassador Gilda Motta Santos Neves, Ecuadorian Ambassador Pedro Vintimilla, Georgia's Ambassador Archil Kalandia, and Vietnam's Ambassador Dang Thi Thu Ha.

The ambassadors also introduced their embassy staff and family members and took souvenir photos with Erdogan.

Erdogan later met separately with each of the five new envoys.