ISLAMABAD, Jan 4: The ambassador-designate of Ukraine to Pakistan, Volodymyr Ponomarenko, the ambassador-designate of Netherlands to Pakistan, Prof Dr P.M Kurpershoek, the ambassador-designate of Arab Republic of Egypt to Pakistan, Hisham El-Zimaity, The ambassador-designate of Kingdom of Belgium to Pakistan, Patrick Renault, The ambassador-designate of European Union to Pakistan, Ilkka Uusitalo, the ambassador-designate of Japan to Pakistan, Minoru Shibuya, the High Commissioner-designate of Republic of Kenya to Pakistan, Mohammad Omar Soba and the ambassador-designate of DPR Korea to Pakistan, Kim Won Gyu presented their credentials to President Gen Pervez Musharraf in a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Saturday.—APP

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