Overview
- The seventh Pakistan–EU 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.