Economic Reporter :
Mentioning amazing economic progress of Bangladesh in recent years, Philippines Ambassador to Bangladesh Vicente Vivencio T Bandillo on Monday said his country is keen to boost bilateral trade with Bangladesh.
“I’m very closely working with both sides to increase the volume of bilateral trade,” Vicente said while talking to reporters at the conference room of the Daily Sun in the city.
The envoy said he wants to take the bilateral relations between the two countries to new heights by deepening the ties on all fronts.
Best Electronics Eid Offer The Philippines envoy was paying a courtesy visit to the complex of East West Media Group Ltd in Bashundara residential area at the invitation of Daily Sun Editor Enamul Hoque Chowdhury, reports UNB.
Vicente said Bangladesh is an example and role model for the rest of the world in holistic development of any developing country.
He emphasised the need for direct flight between Bangladesh and the Philippines for increasing people-to-people contacts of both the countries.
Over the Rohingya crisis, he said his country stands by Bangladesh over the crisis in line with the efforts of the international community, including the United Nations.
Though the Philippines is geographically a bit far away from Bangladesh, it is always with Bangladesh to find a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis, he said.
The Ambassador said he is working with Bangladesh side to initiate education exchange programme between the two friendly nations.
Over recovering stolen money of the Bangladesh Bank from the Philippines, Vicente said his government is closely working and assisting the government of Bangladesh in this regard.
A portion of the money has already been returned to Bangladesh and their government is very cordially working to return the rest too, he added.
Not only Bangladesh, the diplomat said, the Philippines government has been cooperating with the international monetary system to recover the stolen money since the heist was committed in 2016.
Mentioning amazing economic progress of Bangladesh in recent years, Philippines Ambassador to Bangladesh Vicente Vivencio T Bandillo on Monday said his country is keen to boost bilateral trade with Bangladesh.
“I’m very closely working with both sides to increase the volume of bilateral trade,” Vicente said while talking to reporters at the conference room of the Daily Sun in the city.
The envoy said he wants to take the bilateral relations between the two countries to new heights by deepening the ties on all fronts.
Best Electronics Eid Offer The Philippines envoy was paying a courtesy visit to the complex of East West Media Group Ltd in Bashundara residential area at the invitation of Daily Sun Editor Enamul Hoque Chowdhury, reports UNB.
Vicente said Bangladesh is an example and role model for the rest of the world in holistic development of any developing country.
He emphasised the need for direct flight between Bangladesh and the Philippines for increasing people-to-people contacts of both the countries.
Over the Rohingya crisis, he said his country stands by Bangladesh over the crisis in line with the efforts of the international community, including the United Nations.
Though the Philippines is geographically a bit far away from Bangladesh, it is always with Bangladesh to find a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis, he said.
The Ambassador said he is working with Bangladesh side to initiate education exchange programme between the two friendly nations.
Over recovering stolen money of the Bangladesh Bank from the Philippines, Vicente said his government is closely working and assisting the government of Bangladesh in this regard.
A portion of the money has already been returned to Bangladesh and their government is very cordially working to return the rest too, he added.
Not only Bangladesh, the diplomat said, the Philippines government has been cooperating with the international monetary system to recover the stolen money since the heist was committed in 2016.
