By Asghar Ali Mubarak
ISLAMABAD: The envoys of six countries the Kyrgyz Republic , the State of Palestine, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Uzbekistan, Kenya and the Republic of Turkiye presented their diplomatic credentials to President Asif Ali Zardari during a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
The president received diplomatic credentials from the Ambassador-designate of Kyrgyz Republic, Avazbek Atakhanov, Ambassador-designate of State of Palestine Dr Zuhair Mohammad Hamdallah Zaid, Ambassador-designate of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Chang Man, Ambassador-designate of Uzbekistan Alisher Tukhtaev, High Commissioner-designate of Kenya Lt Gen (Retd) Peter Mbogo Njiru and Ambassador-designate of Turkiye Irfan Neziroglu, who also held separate meetings with the President.
President Zardari congratulated the envoys on their appointments. He welcomed them to Pakistan and underlined the importance of their role in enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation. Welcoming the envoys, the president felicitated them on their appointment and expressed the hope that they would play their role in further improving mutually beneficial bilateral relations with Pakistan, in the areas of trade, economy and culture. Earlier, the envoys were presented with a guard of honor by a smartly turned-out contingent of Pakistan Armed Forces upon their arrival at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
