Pakistan, EU discuss migration

Brussels: Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and European Union (EU) Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson met in Brussels on Monday and discussed matters relating to migration.

They discussed developments in context of the Migration and Mobility Dialogue, the Foreign Office posted on social media platform X.

The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation between Pakistan and the EU for exploring legal pathways for migration.

Later, Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani visited the Pakistani embassy in Brussels and that welfare of the overseas Pakistanis and the resolution of their issues on priority basis, were among the top priorities of the interim government.

Jilani further said that EU was an important partner of Pakistan and welcomed the continuation of GSP Plus status for Pakistan, adding these steps would further promote bilateral economic links with the EU.

At the Pakistan Embassy in Belgium he was warmly received by Pakistan Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union Amna Baloch and other members of the diplomatic staff.

The caretaker foreign minister visited different sections of the embassy including consular section and expressed his satisfaction over the facilities being provided to the Pakistani community. On the occasion, he also penned down his expressions in the visitors’ book placed in the embassy.