{"id":1146093,"date":"2026-01-14T20:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/national\/ayaz-calls-for-stronger-pakistan-eu-inter-parliamentary-ties\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:52:09","slug":"ayaz-calls-for-stronger-pakistan-eu-inter-parliamentary-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/ayaz-calls-for-stronger-pakistan-eu-inter-parliamentary-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayaz calls for stronger Pakistan\u2013EU inter-parliamentary ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Jan 14 (APP): Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq Wednesday emphasized that strengthened inter-parliamentary linkages between Pakistan and European Union (EU) member states can play a vital role in fostering mutual understanding and enhancing cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>He made these remarks during a meeting with the Ambassador of European Union to Pakistan, Mr. Raimundas Karoblis, at the Parliament House.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker reaffirmed his commitment to further deepening cordial relations with the EU and highlighted the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in advancing shared interests.<\/p>\n<p>Ayaz Sadiq warmly welcomed the EU Ambassador and underscored the significance of sustained parliamentary engagement.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, both sides held detailed discussions on Pakistan-EU bilateral relations, prospects for expanding cooperation across various sectors and key regional and global developments.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker conveyed his best wishes for peace and stability in Europe, particularly in Ukraine and expressed hope for a peaceful resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis congratulated Pakistan on its GSP+ status and expressed strong interest in further strengthening cooperation between Pakistan and the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>He also appreciated the positive role played by the Pakistani diaspora in EU member states, acknowledging their valuable contributions to the development and prosperity of European societies.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador commended Ayaz Sadiq for his efforts in promoting democratic values and for conducting the proceedings of the National Assembly in a democratic, transparent and impartial manner.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayaz calls for stronger Pakistan\u2013EU inter-parliamentary ties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_speechable_audio":"","_speechable_word_timings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-1146093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1146093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146093\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1146093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1146093"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=1146093"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=1146093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}