According to a Pakistani High Commission release, after the ceremony, Basit conveyed his warm wishes to the President from Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and hoped that the new government will engage fruitfully with Islamabad.
The High Commissioner said that Sharif was resolved to changing the bilateral narrative of conflict into a one underpinned by cooperation, mutual interest and mutual trust.
He said Pakistan hoped that the next government would move quickly and resolutely to engage fruitfully with Pakistan as desired by the people of both sides of the border and the Line of Control.
According to Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson, the other envoys who presented their credentials were Ambassador of Colombia Monica Lanzetta Mutis, Ambassador of Guatemala Georges de La Roche Du Ronzet Plihal and Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sabit Subasic.
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