Italy keen to improve economic ties with BD

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UNB, Dhaka :
Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Benedetto Della Vedova on Thursday said Bangladesh and Italy may join hands in further improving the economic relations by cooperating in the areas of energy, infrastructure, transfer of technology and heavy machinery for textile industries.
The visiting Italian deputy minister made the remark during a meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam at the Ministry.
Welcoming the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister, Shahriar said Bangladesh and Italy have been enjoying excellent relations since the independence of Bangladesh and newer avenues for trade and investments will emerge in the coming days.
The Deputy Minister was accompanied by Mario Palma, the Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh, and Lorenzo Galanti, the Head of Office of the Deputy Foreign Minister.
Ambassador Mizanur Rahman, the Additional Foreign Secretary (Bilateral),  
and other senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were present in the meeting.
The Italian Deputy Foreign Minister appreciated the consistent growth rate of Bangladesh, which was over 6 percent for last six years.
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