Bangladesh: Dhaka for commencing political dialogue with EU next year

DHAKA, 26 November 2021, (TON): Dhaka is looking forward to commencing a Political Dialogue with the European Union (EU) in 2022.

According to a press release “this was revealed while EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam at the latter's office.”  

During the meeting, Alam appreciated the EU’s role as a development and looked forward to commencing the ‘Political Dialogue’ with the EU next year.

The EU ambassador said “certain provisions of concern for Bangladesh’s RMG industry are being looked into further in Brussels.”

The state minister underscored the need for enhanced bilateral cooperation in climate action.

Alam encouraged the European Investment Bank to further support regional hydropower projects, alongside other solar regional connectivity projects.

He thanked the EU for its constructive engagement with Bangladesh’s Universal Periodic Review (UPN) recommendations implementation under the UN Human Rights Council.

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