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Ireland–Pakistan relations

Ireland	Pakistan

Ireland–Pakistan relations are the political, economic and cultural relations between Ireland and Pakistan. Ireland has an embassy in Islamabad. Pakistan had an embassy in Dublin.

History

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Pakistan established its embassy in Dublin on 1 March 2001.

In April 2004 while Ireland had the Presidency of the European Council representing the EU on the world stage, Irish European Affairs Minister Dick Roche said that the EU should engage with Pakistan to bolster its democracy.

In December 2004, Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistani Minister for Commerce accompanied by Tariq Iqbal Puri, the Economic Minister of the Embassy of Pakistan in Brussels, met with the Irish Minister responsible for trade policy, Michael Ahern in the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment. The Pakistani commerce minister briefed the Irish about the improving economic conditions in Pakistan and government reforms in the economic sector.

Irish aid

In 2005, Ireland provided €5 million to Pakistan in relief aid after an earthquake in Kashmir.

In April 2007, a memorandum of understanding was signed for the establishment of a Pakistan-Ireland Joint Business Council by Zubair F. Tufail, President Ghulam Bari and Secretary Yousaf Sharee from Association of Pakistanis in Ireland. Chairman of the Ireland-Pakistan Business Council in the presence of Michael Ahren, Irish Minister for International Trade, T.D and Irish Ambassador in Islamabad.

Trade

Pakistan's trade with Ireland significantly increased between 2004 and 2007. Major Pakistani exports to Ireland included cotton fabrics, made-ups articles of textile material, carpets, rugs and surgical instruments.

Pakistanis in Ireland

There is a sizable community of Pakistanis in Ireland, mostly consisting of doctors and other medics and their families. Due to a longtime shortage of doctors in Ireland, the country has incorporated many foreign doctors from countries like Pakistan going as far back as the late 1980s and early 1990s. The 2022 official census in Ireland recorded 15,185 Pakistani born people living in Ireland.

See also

• Foreign relations of Ireland
• Foreign relations of Pakistan

References

1. https://x.com/irlembpakistan
2. ^ "Ireland to support Pakistan on market access". Pakistan Press International. 16 December 2004.
3. "EU/PAKISTAN: IRELAND'S EUROPEAN AFFAIRS MINISTER SEEKS ENGAGEMENT". European Report. 7 April 2004.
4. "Pakistan gets Irish support for EU market access". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 17 December 2004.
5. "Ireland doubles aid to quake-hit Pakistan". RTÉ News. 10 December 2005.
6. "Com. Pakistan-Ireland Joint Business Council planned". Pakistan Press International. April 6, 2007.
7. "Pakistan bilateral trade with Ireland, Germany swells to US$ 4.88 billion". Pakistan Press International. 8 March 2007.
8. "Census 2016 Summary Results - Part 1" (PDF). CSO. p. 46.

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