Credentials ceremonies for incoming Heads of Diplomatic Missions held according to State & diplomatic protocols: FO Spokesperson

ISLAMABAD, June 14 (SABAH): Responding to media queries, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad has stated that the credentials ceremonies for incoming Heads of Diplomatic Missions are held according to State and diplomatic protocols.

Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said that such ceremonies are scheduled in consultation with the relevant Missions and in conformity with existing diplomatic practices and procedures.

He said that the credentials ceremony for the next batch of Ambassadors/Heads of Missions will take place in the near future. We urge that while reporting on diplomatic matters due caution must be exercised and speculative reporting strictly avoided, he said.