Pakistan eager to develop blue economy with EU's help: NA Speaker.

ISLAMABAD -- National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday expressed Pakistan's desire to advance its blue economy with the technical and financial support of the European Union.

Talking to a parliamentary delegation from Belgium, he said Belgium and Pakistan had warm relations based on a common commitment to democracy, pluralism, and trust.

The delegation - which has come to Pakistan on a week-long visit at the special invitation of the NA Speaker - comprised Allessia Claes, Senator /Chairperson of the Belgium-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group, Karl Vanlourve, State Senator Philippe Courard, PS, State Senator, Georges Dallemagne, Les Engages, Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, and senior officers of Belgium Parliament.

Its visit is intended to further promote parliamentary cooperation between the two sides in a bid to provide...