ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and a European Union parliamentary delegation on Monday agreed to strengthen the existing partnership between the two sides under the Generalized Scheme of Preference Plus (GSP Plus) framework, the commerce ministry said as both sides discussed trade, investment and human rights.
A high-level committee of the EU parliament visited the Ministry of Commerce in Islamabad to hold talks with Khan. The two sides held discussions on sustainable development and transparent relations between Pakistan and the EU, with Khan briefing the EU delegation regarding Pakistan’s progress on climate action, human rights and labor reforms.
Pakistan is a beneficiary of the GSP Plus scheme, which grants countries’ exports duty-free access to the European market in exchange for voluntarily agreeing to implement 27 international core conventions, including those on human and civil rights. In October 2023, the EU unanimously voted to extend GSP Plus status until 2027 for developing countries, including Pakistan.
“Pakistan and the European parliament delegation agree to strengthen partnership under the GSP Plus framework,” the commerce ministry said in a statement.
