{"id":115816,"date":"2025-11-15T20:01:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=115816"},"modified":"2025-11-15T20:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:01:23","slug":"ambassador-rahim-hayat-khan-meets-mep-kristian-vigenin-at-european-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/115816\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Rahim Hayat Khan Meets MEP Kristian Vigenin at European Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brussels (National Times) Ambassador Rahim Hayat Khan held a meeting with Member of the European Parliament Kristian Vigenin at the European Parliament, where the two discussed the state of Pakistan\u2013European Union relations and explored avenues to further enhance bilateral cooperation.<br><br>During the meeting, both sides emphasized the importance of deepening parliamentary engagement and advancing collaborative initiatives across political, economic, and social spheres. Ambassador Khan highlighted Pakistan\u2019s commitment to strengthening its partnership with the EU, while MEP Vigenin expressed support for continued dialogue and constructive engagement between the two sides.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rahimhayat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rahimhayat<\/a> met MEP Kristian Vigenin <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vigenin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vigenin<\/a>  at the European Parliament.<br><br>Discussed \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa relations and ways to further strengthen parliamentary engagement and cooperation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForeignOfficePk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ForeignOfficePk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoIB_Official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MoIB_Official<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/epwing_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@epwing_official<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ng440XG9i6\">pic.twitter.com\/Ng440XG9i6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pakistan Embassy Belgium (@PakinBrussels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PakinBrussels\/status\/1989105570927005964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels (National Times) Ambassador Rahim Hayat Khan held a meeting with Member of the European Parliament Kristian Vigenin at the European Parliament, where the two discussed the state of Pakistan\u2013European Union relations and explored avenues to further enhance bilateral cooperation. 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