Ambassadors designate of Cuba and Finland, and High Commissioner designate of Singapore to Bangladesh separately presented their credentials to President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here on Tuesday.
The all non-resident envoys are: Oscar Israel Martinez Cordoves of Cuba, Nina Irmeli Vaskunlahti of Finland and Derek Loh ED-Tse of Singapore.
Welcoming the envoys, the President said the foreign policy of “Bangladesh is friendship to all and malice to none” and it attaches importance to bilateral relations.
He hoped the bilateral relations with the countries will further be expanded during their assignments here, President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told BSS after the credentials presentation ceremony.
President Hamid said Bangladesh produces world-class pharmaceuticals, textiles, ceramic products, handicrafts, jute-made materials and hides.
Referring to country’s present economic progress, the President hoped that the envoys would take pragmatic steps to enhance the bilateral friendly relations and expand trade and investment potentials between Bangladesh and the three countries.
The envoys told the President that they would do everything necessary to enhance bilateral cooperation with Bangladesh in the days to come. Lauding prevailing socio-economic development of Bangladesh, the ambassadors sought all-out cooperation to their respective works in Bangladesh.
Secretaries concerned to the President were present. Earlier, on their arrival at Bangabhaban, the two ambassadors and the high commissioner were given guards of honour separately by a smartly turned-out contingent of the President’s Guard Regiment (PGR).
