Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stressed the need to diversify exports to the EU countries to fully utilize the benefits under the GSP Plus status.

Addressing the virtual Meeting on Economic Diplomacy with Pakistani Envoys in European Countries, he further emphasized the need to constructively engage with Parliamentarians in Europe and EU Parliament with a view to maximizing avenues for economic outreach and collaboration.

The Foreign Minister appreciated the increased inflow of investment from Europe into Pakistan and urged the Missions to proactively engage with their interlocutors to showcase the investment potential of the country.

Highlighting the government's continued efforts in this regard, the Foreign Minister highlighted Pakistan's impressive improvement in Ease of Doing Business ranking.

He instructed the Envoys to identify and address bottlenecks that hinder expansion of economic collaboration with host countries.