{"id":6797,"date":"2026-09-24T09:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6797"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:07:12","slug":"pm-shehbaz-meets-eu-leaders-reaffirms-commitment-to-strengthening-pakistan-eu-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6797","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz Meets EU Leaders, Reaffirms Commitment to Strengthening Pakistan-EU Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with President of the European Council Ant\u00f3nio Lu\u00eds Santos da Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leaders reviewed the full spectrum of Pakistan-European Union relations and expressed satisfaction over the growing momentum in high-level exchanges and engagement between Pakistan and the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s commitment to further strengthening its broad-based partnership with the European Union and to the full implementation of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Engagement Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He underscored the importance of sustained leadership-level engagement to provide greater direction and momentum to bilateral relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif meets the President of the European Council, H.E. Mr. Ant\u00f3nio Lu\u00eds Santos da Costa and the President of the European Commission, H.E. Ms.Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen in New York. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t6s93gSReR\">pic.twitter.com\/t6s93gSReR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Prime Minister&#39;s Office (@PakPMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PakPMO\/status\/2102877804090008045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prime minister highlighted the importance of the GSP+ framework for Pakistan\u2019s economic development, employment generation and trade with the European Union. 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