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title: 'Foreign Diplomats congratulated Pakistan on its victory over New Zealand'
url: 'https://thediplomaticinsight.com/foreign-diplomats-congratulated-pakistan-on-its-victory-over-new-zealand/'
author: 'Web Desk'
date: '2021-10-27T21:27:13+05:00'
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  - 'China'
  - 'Diplomatic News'
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# Foreign Diplomats congratulated Pakistan on its victory over New Zealand

Sharjah, 27 October 2021 (TDI): Pakistan won from New Zealand on Tuesday, 26 October 2021 in the match of the T20 World Cup. On its win, Pakistan received wishes from foreign ambassadors.

The diplomats and embassies from different countries took part in celebrating Pakistan’s win. The countries include Belgium, China, European Union, Germany, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The Pakistani nation was not only congratulated but also given an online contest by an ambassador. Mustafa Yurdakul, Turkish Ambassador in Islamabad posted pictures of Turkish flags and Turkish Sports’ banner. He called it a warm-up activity before the match and announced that he will give away the banners if Pakistan will win from New Zealand.

> Let’s warm it up…

> If 🇵🇰 [@TheRealPCB](https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) wins tonight, I’m giving away below banners to one follower who likes or retweet this tweet…[#PakvsNz](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakvsNz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/ofc9LtmULI](https://t.co/ofc9LtmULI)
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> — 🇹🇷 Mustafa Yurdakul /مصطفی (@Mustafa_MFA) [October 26, 2021](https://twitter.com/Mustafa_MFA/status/1452993782790557696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The next day, the Turkish Ambassador chose a winner. He said that he selected the person on the 135 number because Pakistan won with that score. Whole heart wishes from the ambassador of Pakistan’s all-weather friend also reached to the nation and team. 

On 26 October 2021, [Ambassador Nong Rong](https://twitter.com/AmbNong/status/1453063084579463171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan congratulated and wished luck to the nation and team on the surprising performance of Pakistan.

Other than him, Stefano Pontecorvo, the NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan and former ambassador of Italy to Pakistan, encouraged Pakistan to maintain the same performance. He tweeted that Pakistan proved itself once again.

> [#Pakistan](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 🇵🇰 does it again. Two out of two. Well done! Keep it up .. [#PAKvNZ](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#T20Worldcup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20Worldcup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/1NgPSpHqAG](https://t.co/1NgPSpHqAG)
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> — Stefano Pontecorvo (@pontecorvoste) [October 26, 2021](https://twitter.com/pontecorvoste/status/1453072541141151747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Moreover, [Androulla Kaminara](https://twitter.com/AKaminara/status/1453051520153391107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan tweeted, “Wow, Another great win for Pakistan. COngratulations again- Keep winning”. EU to Pakistan also joined in and complimented that it was “a strong start to the tournament”

> An awesome all round effort [@TheRealPCB](https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) congratulations on a strong start to the tournament! 👏💪[#T20WorldCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Pakistan](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#PAKvNZ](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/bZFxSnGRqv](https://t.co/bZFxSnGRqv)
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> — EUPakistan (@EUPakistan) [October 26, 2021](https://twitter.com/EUPakistan/status/1453055024595144710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Thomas Drew, Director-General in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and former British High Commissioner to Pakistan also took part to congratulate Pakistan. He called Pakistan’s second victory impressive.

> Talking of big cricketing moments for Pakistan… Islamabad 2019.
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> Congratulations to the [@TheRealPCB](https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) on another impressive victory. [#T20WorldCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#PKvsNZ](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PKvsNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/UPAkoGD2Vb](https://t.co/UPAkoGD2Vb)
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> — Thomas Drew (@TomDrewUK) [October 26, 2021](https://twitter.com/TomDrewUK/status/1453062414463811588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Martin Kobler, who served as a German Ambassador to Pakistan, not only congratulated the team but also encouraged others to congratulate the Pakistani team with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan.

> Join [@ImranKhanPTI](https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) , congrats to team Pakistan [https://t.co/CNMByctPok](https://t.co/CNMByctPok)
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> — Martin Kobler (@MartinKobler3) [October 26, 2021](https://twitter.com/MartinKobler3/status/1453075440961298446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Another ambassador to wish Pakistan was Kjell-Gunnar Eriksen. He is Norway’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and former ambassador of Norway to Pakistan. The[ Embassy of Belgium in Islamabad](https://twitter.com/BelgiumISB/status/1453201798160949250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) also took Twitter to contribute to the wishes for Pakistan on its another win. 

> Congratulations once more, Pakistan! [#PAKvNZ](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#T20WorldCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 🇵🇰 [https://t.co/bRREI1mxWa](https://t.co/bRREI1mxWa)
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> — Kjell-Gunnar Eriksen (@KgeKjell) [October 26, 2021](https://twitter.com/KgeKjell/status/1453098356998279169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The Official Twitter of U.S. Embassy Islamabad and U.S. Consulate General Peshawar also admired the Pakistani team. [U.S. Consulate General Peshawar](https://twitter.com/USCGPeshawar/status/1453227069773651977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) said, “Loving those winning selfies, Shabash Team Pakistan!”

> Congratulations, Team Pakistan! Your talent and sportsmanship made for a great match. Best of luck on your upcoming T20 World Cup matches!

> Photo Credit: [@iShaheenAfridi](https://twitter.com/iShaheenAfridi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/aWs5nuC3HW](https://t.co/aWs5nuC3HW)
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> — U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) [October 25, 2021](https://twitter.com/usembislamabad/status/1452574112019357699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Another foreign diplomat, Netherlands Ambassador to Pakistan Wouter Plomp also expressed his views on Twitter. He said that cricket is entertaining and he is learning the rules of the game. 

> Every reason to celebrate, on and off the pitch, [#cricket](https://twitter.com/hashtag/cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) matches are very entertaining to watch, and thanks to my colleagues I’m slowly learning the rules and tricks of the game 🏏 [#PAKvNZ](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/kuaxFJV4Lq](https://t.co/kuaxFJV4Lq)
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> — Wouter Plomp (@NLAmbPlomp) [October 26, 2021](https://twitter.com/NLAmbPlomp/status/1453053897606512645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Before this, Pakistan has received the [wishes from foreign diplomats](https://thediplomaticinsight.com/foreign-diplomats-congratulate-pakistan-on-winning-match/) on its landslide victory over India also.