King accepts credentials of new ambassadors

Amman, May 18 (Petra) His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday
accepted the credentials of a number of new ambassadors to Jordan.

His Majesty accepted the credentials of Ambassadors Khurram Sarfraz
Khan of Pakistan, José Luis Pardo Cuerdo of Spain, Jiraporn
Jirampaikool of Thailand, and Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio of the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

The King also accepted the credentials of non-resident Ambassadors
Taleb Al Mukhtar Al Sheikh Mohamed Al Mujtaba of Mauritania, Oumar
Teguen Idibei Berde of Chad, Greg Lewis of New Zealand, Arsen
Arakelyan of Armenia, and Oleg Serebrian of Moldova.

Royal Hashemite Court Chief Yousef Issawi and Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs Nancy Namrouqa attended the ceremony, which was held
at Basman Palace.

//Petra// AK