BRUSSELS (Dunya News) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday met Foreign Minister of Hungary Peter Szijjarto on the sidelines of 4th EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Brussels.
Both the sides exchanged views on the entire spectrum of bilateral relations, including matters relating to political, economic and trade, culture, defence and people-to-people contacts.
Issues pertaining to regional and international peace and security also came under discussion during the meeting.
Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 met Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto @FM_Szijjarto today on the sidelines of the 4th EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Brussels. The Ministers reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral… pic.twitter.com/BegFqW9gwD
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) November 20, 2025The two sides reaffirmed their resolve on early finalization of pending agreements to further deepen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar underscored Pakistan's strong desire to deepen trade and investment linkages with Hungary.
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Both sides welcomed the upcoming 16th Pakistan-EU Joint Commission in Islamabad, and agreed to maintain close dialogue to promote mutual understanding and strengthen cooperation in shared areas of interest bilaterally and at multilateral fora.
At the end of the meeting, the two sides signed the renewal of the "MOU between Pakistan and Hungary on Cooperation within the Framework of the Stipendium Hungaricum Program 2026-2028".
Hungary will offer four hundred scholarships annually to Pakistani students who aspire to pursue higher education in Hungary.