Dar reviews strategy to boost trade with EU, allies

According to Business Recorder, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting in Islamabad on Thursday to explore ways of deepening economic ties with friendly countries, with the European Union at the centre of the discussion. Participants looked at how to speed up partnerships through wider market access, stronger export performance and better coordination among stakeholders. Dar also stressed that commitments made under the GSP+ framework must be followed up effectively.

Dar directed all concerned bodies to make raising Pakistan's trade and export results a priority, and to implement agreed measures on time. He called for tighter coordination so that the nation could capture more openings in overseas markets.

Attendees included the commerce minister, special assistant Tariq Bajwa, Foreign Affairs Federal Secretary Amna Baloch, and secretaries from the commerce and interior ministries. Pakistan's ambassador to Brussels, the CDA chairman, and senior federal and provincial officials from concerned departments also took part.