Bangladesh: Bangladesh, Sweden agree to strengthen climate cooperation

DHAKA, 03 June 2022, (TON): Dhaka and Stockholm have agreed to strengthen and expand cooperation between Bangladesh and Sweden to combat climate change.

A foreign ministry press release said “the decision was made at a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr A.K. Abdul Momen with his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde in Stockholm.”

During the meeting, Swedish Foreign Minister applauded Bangladesh's leadership role in global climate change discourses, especially as CVF Chair under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Dr Momen highlighted the plights of displaced people of the coastal area due to sea-level rise warning that may be turned into a security issue if the current trend continues.

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