Widodo wraps up BD visit seeking stronger ties

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UNB, Dhaka :
Indonesian President Joko Widodo wrapped up his two-day state visit on Monday morning seeking stronger ties with Bangladesh and extending supports to Rohingyas for their safe return.
A special flight, carrying him and his entourage, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 9am, a senior official of Foreign Ministry told UNB. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali saw him off at the airport.
During his visit, Bangladesh and Indonesia on Sunday signed five
 instruments, including two memorandums of understanding (MoUs), aiming to enhance bilateral relations, trade and investment, and boosting cooperation in different sectors between the two countries. Joko Widodo arrived here on Saturday afternoon and he was received by his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid and his wife first lady Rashida Khanam.
The Indonesian President visited Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday afternoon.
He had meetings with President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali also called on the visiting president.
President Widodo paid homage at the National Mausoleum in Savar in memory of the martyrs of the 1971 War of Liberation on Sunday morning. Following this, the President paid tribute to the memory of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.
President Abdul Hamid hosted dinner in honour of his Indonesian counterpart at Bangabhaban on Saturday evening.
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