DHAKA, 11 December 2021, (TON): US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller said that their engagement in the Indo-Pacific is not against any country and it is not designed to make anyone choose between countries, noting that the US is not seeking a new cold war or a world divided into rigid blocks.

While delivering his keynote speech at a virtual dialogue hosted by Cosmos Foundation, he also said “Bangladesh is a sovereign independent nation that decides itself what organization or partnership it chooses to join.”

Miller said “the United States wants Bangladesh to succeed. We seek to grow the US-Bangladesh partnership because we believe it’s in the best interest of both our people.”

The ambassador mentioned their engagement in the Indo-Pacific is about advancing an optimistic vision that they have their participation and partnership in the region.

Cosmos Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Cosmos Group, hosted the dialogue, titled “Bangladesh-US Relations: Prognosis for the Future,” as part of its ongoing Ambassadors' Lecture Series.

The opening remarks were delivered by Cosmos Foundation Chairman Enayetullah Khan while Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, a renowned scholar-diplomat and former foreign affairs adviser of a caretaker government, chaired the session.