The Ambassador of Pakistan
to the Kingdom of Denmark Syed Zulfiqar Gardezi, presented his credentials to
Her Majesty Margrethe II, the Queen of Denmark in a dignified and gracious
ceremony at Fredensborg Palace, today. The Ambassador was taken by state coach
to the Palace where he was received by the Lord Chamberlain. He then inspected
the Guard of Honour. Ambassador Gardezi was accompanied by his spouse and Mr.
Zain ul Abidin, First Secretary at the Pakistan Embassy, Copenhagen on the
occasion, says a press release received from Copenhagen here today.
During audience with the
Queen, Ambassador Gardezi conveyed best wishes of the President and the Prime
Minister of Pakistan to Her Majesty and the people of Denmark. He affirmed the
desire of the Government of Pakistan to further strengthen political, economic
and people-to-people relations with Denmark. Welcoming the Ambassador, Queen
Margrethe II expressed warm feelings regarding Pakistan which she had visited
in early 1960s and conveyed her best wishes to the President of Pakistan.
Before being appointed as
Ambassador to Denmark, Mr. Gardezi was serving as Additional Foreign Secretary
(Asia Pacific) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In his career of over 30
years, Ambassador Gardezi has dealt with multilateral as well as bilateral
diplomacy; he earlier served in Pakistan Missions in the UK (twice), US and
India.
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