UNB, Dhaka :
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has described the European Union (EU) as a trusted partner of Bangladesh in its journey towards development, and hoped that the
ties will grow further on all fronts in the days o come.
He made the remarks while addressing a reception marking the Europe Day at a city hotel on Tuesday evening.
EU Ambassador in Dhaka Pierre Mayaudon also spoke at the programme attended by political leaders, businesspeople, diplomats, senior journalists and civil society members. The Planning Minister urged the EU Ambassador to keep coming and visiting Bangladesh wherever he goes as over 160 million people, what he says, are friends of Europe. Ambassador Mayaudon is likely to leave Dhaka by August next on completion of his tenure here. Speaking at the event, the Ambassador said Bangladesh is one of the most prominent countries in Asia which is having increasing engagement with the European Union.
Highlighting the success stories of Bangladesh-EU partnership, the diplomat said the EU takes pride over the extraordinary performance in Bangladesh’s RMG industry that helped lift millions of women out of poverty.
Bangladesh enjoys duty-free market access to the EU under Everything But Arms (EBA) regime.
The diplomat said no other country like Bangladesh has been able to take an impressive advantage of the duty- and quota-free access to the EU single market of 500 million consumers.
The EU Ambassador also talked about the importance of technology and cooperation between Bangladesh and the EU in this area, saying, “Technology will change our future.”
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has described the European Union (EU) as a trusted partner of Bangladesh in its journey towards development, and hoped that the
ties will grow further on all fronts in the days o come.
He made the remarks while addressing a reception marking the Europe Day at a city hotel on Tuesday evening.
EU Ambassador in Dhaka Pierre Mayaudon also spoke at the programme attended by political leaders, businesspeople, diplomats, senior journalists and civil society members. The Planning Minister urged the EU Ambassador to keep coming and visiting Bangladesh wherever he goes as over 160 million people, what he says, are friends of Europe. Ambassador Mayaudon is likely to leave Dhaka by August next on completion of his tenure here. Speaking at the event, the Ambassador said Bangladesh is one of the most prominent countries in Asia which is having increasing engagement with the European Union.
Highlighting the success stories of Bangladesh-EU partnership, the diplomat said the EU takes pride over the extraordinary performance in Bangladesh’s RMG industry that helped lift millions of women out of poverty.
Bangladesh enjoys duty-free market access to the EU under Everything But Arms (EBA) regime.
The diplomat said no other country like Bangladesh has been able to take an impressive advantage of the duty- and quota-free access to the EU single market of 500 million consumers.
The EU Ambassador also talked about the importance of technology and cooperation between Bangladesh and the EU in this area, saying, “Technology will change our future.”
