UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to work for shared prosperity through mutually beneficial win-win partnership and underlined the need for a peaceful, stable, inclusive and sustainable South Asian region.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena also agreed to accelerate works in various sub-regional and regional cooperation mechanisms, and work towards focused and result-oriented regional economic cooperation in Bimstec and Saarc.
The two leaders have reaffirmed their common aspiration for peace, stability, harmony, prosperity and sustainable development of the region and beyond, according to a joint statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here on Saturday.
President Sirisena and Prime Minister Hasina reiterated that the Bangladesh – Sri Lanka relationship was anchored in commonalities of history, culture, language and shared values of pluralism, secularism, democracy and development.
Sheikh Hasina appreciated President Sirisena’s pro-people leadership, mutually beneficial neighbourhood policy, initiatives to develop infrastructure and the vision to accomplish equitable socio-economic development.
She applauded President Sirisena for the numerous steps taken by his government towards national unity, reconciliation and development.
President Sirisena applauded the socio-economic development in Bangladesh under the visionary leadership of Sheikh Hasina and lauded Bangladesh’s accomplishments in various areas, including food autarky, energy, agriculture, disaster management, women empowerment, climate change adaptation, infrastructure development and education.
He also commended Hasina’s global leadership in development and her contribution to promoting peace, security, stability and democracy in Bangladesh and beyond.
Recognising the threats arising out of terrorism, violent extremism and radicalisation on any religious or societal pretext, the leaders pledged to work together to counteract all such challenges in both countries and beyond.
In countering the challenges in the region and beyond, they agreed to work towards convening a broad-based dialogue on tolerance, inclusion and pluralism in 2018.
President Sirisena and Prime Minister Hasina welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Economic Partnership between the two countries which should pave way for conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by end-2017.
Acknowledging that trade between the two countries is far below the potential, the two leaders agreed that in case of the economically meaningful exportables, tariff should be further lowered and non-tariff barriers addressed expeditiously.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to work for shared prosperity through mutually beneficial win-win partnership and underlined the need for a peaceful, stable, inclusive and sustainable South Asian region.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena also agreed to accelerate works in various sub-regional and regional cooperation mechanisms, and work towards focused and result-oriented regional economic cooperation in Bimstec and Saarc.
The two leaders have reaffirmed their common aspiration for peace, stability, harmony, prosperity and sustainable development of the region and beyond, according to a joint statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here on Saturday.
President Sirisena and Prime Minister Hasina reiterated that the Bangladesh – Sri Lanka relationship was anchored in commonalities of history, culture, language and shared values of pluralism, secularism, democracy and development.
Sheikh Hasina appreciated President Sirisena’s pro-people leadership, mutually beneficial neighbourhood policy, initiatives to develop infrastructure and the vision to accomplish equitable socio-economic development.
She applauded President Sirisena for the numerous steps taken by his government towards national unity, reconciliation and development.
President Sirisena applauded the socio-economic development in Bangladesh under the visionary leadership of Sheikh Hasina and lauded Bangladesh’s accomplishments in various areas, including food autarky, energy, agriculture, disaster management, women empowerment, climate change adaptation, infrastructure development and education.
He also commended Hasina’s global leadership in development and her contribution to promoting peace, security, stability and democracy in Bangladesh and beyond.
Recognising the threats arising out of terrorism, violent extremism and radicalisation on any religious or societal pretext, the leaders pledged to work together to counteract all such challenges in both countries and beyond.
In countering the challenges in the region and beyond, they agreed to work towards convening a broad-based dialogue on tolerance, inclusion and pluralism in 2018.
President Sirisena and Prime Minister Hasina welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Economic Partnership between the two countries which should pave way for conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by end-2017.
Acknowledging that trade between the two countries is far below the potential, the two leaders agreed that in case of the economically meaningful exportables, tariff should be further lowered and non-tariff barriers addressed expeditiously.
