Anders Baltzer Jorgensen, Technical Advisor of Danida said that the delegation's visit was aimed at reviewing the new development programme proposal for Pakistan for 2013-16, and that the team had been meeting various stakeholders to assess, which areas of interventions would benefit Pakistan the most in terms of socioeconomic development. During the meeting, the Danish delegation briefed the EAD on the current development programme for Pakistan.
"Denmark is an active member of the group 'Friends of Democratic Pakistan,"... we believe that Pakistan - despite the current challenges - holds great potential in converting the challenges to new opportunities, and this is where we believe we can jointly work as partners," said the Danish Ambassador, Moesby.
The Danish Ambassador further said that "Pakistan has a very vibrant and dynamic civil society and media, who together are playing a strong role in promoting social and economic reforms required to further improve Pakistan's social and economic development. We would like to continue our partnership with the Government of Pakistan as well as the civil society to support Pakistan to achieve these goals in the years to come."
The Government of Denmark launched its first phase of development co-operation with Pakistan in 2010 under the banner of its international development agency (Danida). The programme focused on providing quality education to children in conflict-ridden areas through Unicef, reconstruction of infrastructure and delivery services in Fata, KP and Balochistan through support to the Multi Donor Trust Fund.
Additionally, Danida is also working with the civil society in Pakistan in the areas of democratic development, human rights and gender equality. Denmark has also supported Pakistan with humanitarian assistance both during the earthquake in 2005 and during the floods in 2010-12, where Denmark contributed more than $30 million for flood relief response.