BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping received the credentials of 12 new ambassadors to China on Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The ambassadors are Janan Mosazai from Afghanistan, Denis Godwin Antoine from Grenada, Sergey Manasaryan from Armenia, Turki.M.A.Almadi from Saudi Arabia, Diego Ramiro Guelar from Argentina, Ahcene Boukhelfa from Algeria, Davlatzoda Parviz from Tajikistan, Nguk Yang Dennis Nai from Vanuatu, Fariz Mehdawi from Palestine, German Ekua Sima Abaga from Equatorial Guinea, Alimamy Philip Koroma from Sierra Leone and Yutaka Yokoi from Japan.

Xi welcomed the ambassadors to their posts and asked them to convey his greetings to the leaders and people of their countries. The Chinese government will support the ambassadors' work, the president said, calling on them to make contributions to the development of bilateral ties and their cooperation in multiple areas.

The ambassadors conveyed greetings from their state leaders to Xi and the Chinese people, vowing to contribute to stronger ties between their countries and China during their tenures.