Pakistan’s free trade negotiations with EAEU to take place in January 2027 — envoy

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 12, 2026 · 170 words

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What to know about Pakistan’s free trade negotiations with EAEU to take place in January 2027 — envoy

Pakistani Ambassador to Moscow Faisal Niaz Tirmizi announced that the next round of negotiations for a free trade zone agreement between Pakistan and the Eurasian Economic Union is expected in January 2027. Tirmizi emphasized the historical trade relations and cultural ties between Pakistan and Russia as drivers for the agreement.

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What happened

A new round of negotiations between Pakistan and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on a free trade zone agreement is expected to take place next January, Pakistani Ambassador to Moscow Faisal Niaz Tirmizi told a press conference.

Why it matters

"Pakistan is negotiating to join a free trade [zone] agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union.

Common ground

We expect the next round of negotiations to take place in January 2027.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “we have historically maintained trade relations with Russia”

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Multiple sources confirm that Pakistan and Russia have maintained trade and diplomatic relations, although they note these relations were 'sour' or in 'cold storage' historically before a recent strategic shift. The existence of the relationship is confirmed by the Embassy of Pakistan and news reports on naval cooperation and foreign policy shifts.

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web search NEUTRAL — New Delhi: Pakistan's relations with Russia were sour historically before a decision was taken to bring a strategic shift in Pakistan's foreign policy. The shift envisaged reaching out to Moscow as pa…
https://ianslive.in/pakistans-growing-bonhomie-with-russia-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan - Russia Relations.Press Release. Pakistan–Russia Bilateral Relations at the Cusp of a Shifting Global Order.
https://mofa.gov.pk/moscow

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web search NEUTRAL — Over the past decade, Russia and Pakistan have been building a relationship which was in cold storage. The growing bonhomie is reflected in several significant initiatives taken by Moscow in recent ye…
https://www.firstpost.com/world/russia-warming-up-to-pakista…

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Claim 2: “A new round of negotiations between Pakistan and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on a free trade zone agreement is expected to take place next January”

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The specific detail regarding negotiations taking place in January 2027 is reported by TASS. While the EAEU's general structure is confirmed by Wikipedia, no other independent source in the provided evidence corroborates this specific date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An economic union is a type of trade bloc which is composed of a common market with a customs union. The participant countries have both common policies on product regulation, freedom of movement of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_union

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The future enlargement of the Eurasian Economic Union is theoretically open to any of the post-Soviet states and potentially any country of Europe or Asia. In order to accede, a state must fulfill cer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_Eurasian_Ec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU) is an economic union of five post-Soviet states located in Eurasia. The EAEU has an integrated single market. As of 2023, it consists of 183 million people an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Economic_Union

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Claim 3: “Pakistan is negotiating to join a free trade [zone] agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union.”

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The claim that Pakistan is currently negotiating a free trade zone agreement with the EAEU is explicitly stated by TASS. Other sources (Wikipedia) confirm that the EAEU is open to enlargement for Asian countries, but they do not specifically confirm that active negotiations with Pakistan are currently underway.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Greater Eurasian Partnership is an initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, put forward in his address to the Federal Assembly in 2015 with the aim of forming a broad integration framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Eurasian_Partnership

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