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<p>We are aware of the open letter to Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, in which
EU Parliamentarians express concerns about the persecution of minorities and highlight
the link to the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+).</p><p>The British Government
urges Pakistan to make human rights reforms in line with the relevant UN conventions,
and to fully cooperate with the EU in the GSP+ process. I raised our concerns about
Freedom of Religion or Belief and the protection of minority religious communities
with Pakistan's Foreign Minister and Human Rights Minister during my visit to Pakistan
in February 2019. At the UN Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan in November 2017,
the UK pressed Pakistan to strengthen the protection of minorities and to explain
the steps being taken to tackle the abuse of the blasphemy laws.</p>
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