3rd EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue

On 4 October 2016 the 3rd Session of EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue was held in Brussels between the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, and Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Foreign Affairs.

Both parties agreed to work on replacing the Five-Year Engagement Plan, adopted in 2012, with an EU-Pakistan Strategic Engagement Plan and discussed matters related to trade, economy and energy. They also agreed to strengthen cooperation in several areas, recognised the importance of mutual cooperation in the field of energy and looked forward to holding the first energy meeting still in 2016.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Council conclusions on Pakistan http://www.europeansources.info/record/council-conclusions-on-pakistan/

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