Four envoys-designate of Australia, Mauritius, Denmark and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday presented their credentials to President Asif Ali Zardari at a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Before presenting the credentials to the president, High Commissioner-designate of Australia, Tim Kane; High Commissioner-designate of Mauritius, Munsoo Kurrimbaccus; Ambassador-designate of Denmark Maja Mortensen and Ambassador-designate of the UAE, Salem Mohammed Salem Al Bawab Al Zaabi were given Guard of Honour by a smartly-turned-out contingent of the Pakistan Armed Forces.
The president congratulated each one of the envoys on appointment as ambassador/high commissioner to Pakistan and expressed confidence that the tenure would further strengthen Pakistan’s bilateral relations with the respective country.
While talking to the High Commissioner-designate of Australia Tim Kane, President highlighted Pakistan’s friendly relations with Australia emphasizing enhanced trade and investment cooperation, agriculture. He particularly mentioned the education sector as a sizeable community of Pakistani students are living in Australia. He noted the importance of people-to-people linkages, with a shared passion for sports and appreciated the role of the Pakistani diaspora in Australia in promoting goodwill between the two nations.
In his interaction with the Ambassador-designate of Denmark, Maja Mortensen the president discussed the fraternal relations with Denmark and appreciated the close coordination between the two countries at the UN Security Council.
He underscored the potential for enhanced cooperation particularly in green energy, renewables, trade, agriculture, dairy products, technology and infrastructure development. He appreciated Denmark’s support for Pakistan’s green transition and climate resilience agenda.
In his conversation with the Ambassador-designate of the UAE, Salem Mohammed Salem Al Bawab Al Zaabi, President Zardari reaffirmed Pakistan’s solidarity with the Government and the people of the UAE with Pakistan being the first country to recognize the UAE in 1971.
He said the historic ties were anchored in common faith, mutual trust and shared aspirations for regional peace and prosperity. They are the hall marks of this fraternal relationship. President Zardari emphasized the need to enhance bilateral trade, security and defence cooperation and underscored the role played by the Pakistani diaspora as a bridge between the two states.
During his meeting with the High Commissioner-designate of Mauritius, Munsoo Kurrimbaccus, the president termed the long-standing bond of friendship, underpinned by deep cultural affinity and shared Commonwealth heritage, as pivotal. He underscored the importance of further strengthening bilateral ties, especially in trade, investment, agriculture, defence cooperation and interparliamentary linkages. The president extended his best wishes to all four envoys for a productive tenure, expressing hope that their efforts would lead to stronger bilateral and multilateral partnerships for mutual benefit and prosperity.
