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Ceremonies were held at the Raghadan Palace (Basman Al-Zaher Palace) on Monday for accepting the credentials of a number of newly appointed ambassadors from brotherly and friendly countries to the Hashemite Royal Court.
His Majesty King Abdullah II accepted the credentials of: the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Khurram Sarfraz Khan; the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain, José Luis Pardo Cuerda; the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand, Jiraporn Jiramongkol; and the Ambassador of the Military Sovereign Order of Malta, Giangiacomo Calepio.
His Majesty also accepted the credentials of: the non-resident Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Taleb El Mokhtar Cheikh Mohamed El Moustapha; the non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Chad, Omar Teguene Ibedi Berde; the non-resident Ambassador of New Zealand, Greg Lewis; the non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia, Dr. Arsen Arakelyan; and the non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova, Oleg Serebrian.
Upon the ambassadors' arrival at the Raghadan Palace, the music played the Jordanian royal anthem and the national anthems of their respective countries.
The ambassadors laid wreaths at the tombs of the late King Hussein bin Talal, King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein (the founder), and King Talal bin Abdullah, may God rest their souls.
The credential presentation ceremonies were attended by the Chief of the Hashemite Royal Court, Yousef Issawi, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Nancy Namrouqa.