KIEV, Dec. 1 – President Viktor Yushchenko has received credentials from the ambassadors of Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Ireland, Congo, Malawi, New Zealand, Peru and Sudan.

"Ukraine attaches great importance to the development of friendly and mutually beneficial relations with each of your countries. I sincerely wish you success in your work and ask you to accept the highest assurances of Ukraine's firm intention to develop close, practical and maximally fruitful cooperation with each country you represent," the presidential press service quoted Yushchenko as saying on Tuesday.