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Pakistan, EU Pledge Deeper Economic Links in Brussels Talks

Islamabad coupled the engagement with a formal warning over India’s Indus treaty abeyance.

Overview

  • Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas co‑chaired the 7th PakistanEU Strategic Dialogue, reaffirming plans to broaden trade and investment under the GSP+ framework.
  • Pakistan told the EU Indo‑Pacific Ministerial Forum that India’s move to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance is unilateral and illegal, warning of regional risks and signaling possible action under the 1969 Vienna Convention.
  • Pakistan and Hungary renewed their Stipendium Hungaricum MoU for 2026–2028, maintaining 400 annual scholarships for Pakistani students across degree levels.
  • An MoU with Slovenia established a structured mechanism for bilateral political consultations to deepen coordination on regional and global issues.
  • Dar advanced migration and connectivity talks with EU commissioners on the Talent Partnership and Global Gateway, while pitching EU investment in sectors such as energy, textiles, IT, agriculture and minerals.