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Ayasha Shiddika · 8:00 AM
Bangladesh and the Netherlands explore stronger cooperation in trade, investment, water management, agriculture and safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable Rohingya repatriation.
Bangladesh and the Netherlands have discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations, with a focus on trade, investment, water management, agriculture, migration, technology, education and the Rohingya crisis. Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Joris van Bommel paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Humaiun Kobir at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Thursday, October 8. During the meeting, Ambassador van Bommel congratulated the State Minister on assuming office and expressed confidence that relations between the two countries would continue to deepen. The State Minister appreciated the Netherlands’ longstanding support for Bangladesh’s development, particularly in democratic transition, trade and investment, sustainable industrial development, water management and agriculture. Both sides exchanged views on political and economic developments and explored opportunities to expand cooperation in several areas of mutual interest. Trade and investment featured prominently in the discussions. The two sides also addressed a potential Bangladesh-European Union Free Trade Agreement, as well as the implications of Bangladesh’s graduation from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country category.…
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