Brussels, 04/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton will, with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, launch the EU-Pakistan strategic dialogue - based on the five-year engagement plan - on 5 June. “The launch of the strategic dialogue and the engagement plan are a chance to strengthen relations, building on the full range of EU-Pakistan cooperation, from foreign and security policy to development and trade”, Ashton said. While in Islamabad, the high representative will also meet Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Waheed Arshad, leaders of the parliamentary opposition and, during a visit to Lahore on 6 June, the Governor of Punjab, Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa. “We want to deepen our collaboration in many areas, including judicial reform, strengthening the democratic institutions but also work jointly on promoting regional stability and tackling extremism and terrorism”, Ashton said. (CG/transl.rt)