Pakistan on Monday briefed the European Union on Jammu and Kashmir and jointly underscored the importance of respecting international treaty obligations, possibly an indirect reference to India’s decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack.The references came in a joint communiqué issued after the eighth round of the Pakistan-European Union Strategic Dialogue in Islamabad, co-chaired by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.While the statement did not mention India or the Indus Waters Treaty by name, both sides agreed on “the importance of respecting international treaty obligations, bilateral and regional agreements, as well as international law and international humanitarian law”.The wording assumes significance as Islamabad has mounted a diplomatic campaign against New Delhi’s decision to suspend implementation of the 1960 World Bank-brokered water-sharing pact in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 civilians dead.In another reference, the communiqué noted that “the Pakistan side briefed on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir”, while the EU side briefed Islamabad on Russia’s war in Ukraine. The statement added that both sides supported the peaceful resolution of conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter.Significantly, the joint statement did not record any EU position on Kashmir beyond noting that Pakistan had briefed the bloc on the issue. Nor did it contain any direct reference to India.The language contrasts with past Pakistani efforts to secure stronger international backing on Kashmir and suggests EU remained cautious in its public positioning on the issue.