On Monday 19 November, the foreign ministers of the EU Member States called for closer cooperation between the European Union and Pakistan.
They stress in their conclusions that "the EU is ready to cooperate with Pakistan's new government" led by former cricketer Imran Khan (see EUROPE 12042) and who have been in power since the summer, in order "to support him in his efforts to make progress on social and economic reforms, ensure access to education and combat poverty and inequality...