DHAKA, 24 January 2022, (TON): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen urged the new Omani envoy in Bangladesh to undertake new and emerging areas of cooperation including environment and climate change, agriculture and food security, blue economy and enhanced trade between Bangladesh and Oman.

a press release said “Dr Momen was speaking to the newly appointed Oman's Charge d' Affaires (CDA) to Bangladesh Abdul Ghaffar Bin Abdul Karim Al-Bulushi in Dhaka.”

The minister expressed his gratitude to the Sultanate of Oman for hosting over half a million Bangladeshi expatriate workers who have been diligently contributing to both the countries' economic development.

Momen commended the judicious role and leadership of late Sultan Qaboos to the development of modern Oman.

Al-Bulushi apprised the minister about the great contribution of the Bangladeshi workforce in Oman.

He further expressed his commitment that he would dedicate his office to the exploration and expansion of the cooperative areas that the Bangladesh foreign Minister suggested.