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Pakistan, EU Set Course for Deeper Trade at Brussels Dialogue as Dar Warns Over Indus Waters Treaty

EU officials linked any expansion in market access to stronger GSP+ compliance.

Overview

  • The seventh PakistanEU Strategic Dialogue, co-chaired by Ishaq Dar and Kaja Kallas in Brussels, reviewed relations and backed deeper trade and investment through the GSP+ scheme.
  • The EU signaled expectations for fuller implementation of the 27 conventions tied to GSP+ ahead of a forthcoming review.
  • At the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum, Dar called India’s unilateral hold on the Indus Waters Treaty illegal and said Pakistan is considering legal steps under the 1969 Vienna Convention.
  • Pakistan and Hungary renewed the Stipendium Hungaricum agreement for 2026–2028, securing 400 scholarships annually for Pakistani students.
  • Pakistan broadened outreach with a political consultations MoU with Slovenia, investor pitches to EU stakeholders, and meetings with multiple European foreign ministers.