PM seeks more British support to make bilateral ties more multifaceted
Staff Correspondent
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday sought more British support to make bilateral ties between the two countries more multifaceted.
The prime minister particularly laid importance on cooperation to strengthen economic ties and development of human resource.
The prime minister said this when British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke today paid a courtesy call on the prime minister at his office at the Cabinet Division of Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon.
“During the meeting, they exchanged views on various issues of mutual interest, including the overall existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the UK,” Prime Minister’s Assistant Press Secretary KM Nazmul Haque told reporters.
They discussed expanding cooperation in trade and investment, education, skills development, migration and human resource development, he said.
They underlined the importance of further strengthening the historic and friendly relations between the two countries and making the bilateral ties more multifaceted.
They exchanged views on continued UK support to Bangladesh’s economic development and progress, Nazmul Haque said.
They hoped that the existing friendly relations between the two countries would be further strengthened and the two countries would explore new areas of cooperation for mutual benefit.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and concerned officials were present.
