ISLAMABAD: Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar,Minister for plotning, Development and Reforms, has said that Pakistan looks forward towards a strategic partnership with the European Union based on social economic development and people to people contact.Addressing a ceremony organized by European Union member countries to mark Europe Day in Islamabad, he said Pakistan has a long standing relations with 28-member block.The minister expressed the hope that one day SAARC should follow the footsteps of the EU and able to celebrate SAARC Day too.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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