Overview
- At Aiwan-e-Sadr on November 17, President Asif Ali Zardari accepted credentials from the newly appointed envoys of Australia, Mauritius, Denmark and the United Arab Emirates, with a guard of honour marking the event.
- Zardari told the diplomats their appointments would help strengthen Pakistan’s bilateral partnerships and wider multilateral cooperation.
- With Australia, priorities included expanded trade, investment and education, with Pakistani students and the broader diaspora highlighted as a bridge between the countries.
- Talks with Mauritius focused on trade, investment, agriculture, defence and inter-parliamentary links, drawing on longstanding cultural ties and shared Commonwealth heritage.
- Engagements with Denmark and the UAE covered trade and sectoral collaboration, including Danish support for Pakistan’s green transition and plans to deepen security and defence cooperation with the UAE.