UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh and the United Kingdom will have an ‘inclusive discussion’ on Tuesday covering all the aspects of ‘multidimensional’ relationship between the two countries.
Economic cooperation, security and issues related to shared-values like
democratic values and respect for human rights are likely to be discussed in the discussion titled ‘Strategic Dialogue’, diplomatic sources said.
Brexit impacts, visa issues and airport security are also likely to be discussed at the dialogue to be held for the first time. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on regular holding of the strategic dialogue will be signed by the two sides prior to the dialogue, said a senior Foreign Ministry official on Monday.
Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Sir Simon McDonald and his Bangladesh counterpart Md Shahidul Haque will sign the MoU at State guesthouse Meghna.
They both will represent the UK and Bangladesh respectively in the strategic dialogue.
Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) agreed to hold such a dialogue when the UK Minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma MP met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali here earlier this month.
Sharma expressed optimism that the Strategic Dialogue will play an important role in further strengthening and widening the ties between the two countries, and taking it to the next level.
Bangladesh and the United Kingdom will have an ‘inclusive discussion’ on Tuesday covering all the aspects of ‘multidimensional’ relationship between the two countries.
Economic cooperation, security and issues related to shared-values like
democratic values and respect for human rights are likely to be discussed in the discussion titled ‘Strategic Dialogue’, diplomatic sources said.
Brexit impacts, visa issues and airport security are also likely to be discussed at the dialogue to be held for the first time. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on regular holding of the strategic dialogue will be signed by the two sides prior to the dialogue, said a senior Foreign Ministry official on Monday.
Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Sir Simon McDonald and his Bangladesh counterpart Md Shahidul Haque will sign the MoU at State guesthouse Meghna.
They both will represent the UK and Bangladesh respectively in the strategic dialogue.
Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) agreed to hold such a dialogue when the UK Minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma MP met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali here earlier this month.
Sharma expressed optimism that the Strategic Dialogue will play an important role in further strengthening and widening the ties between the two countries, and taking it to the next level.
