The two sides also agreed to extend reciprocal support on climate change and migration issues during a meeting on the sidelines of the Commonwealth summit.
Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir met with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, yesterday (2 November). Photo: Courtesy.
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Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir met with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, yesterday (2 November). Photo: Courtesy.
Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir met with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, yesterday (2 November).
During the meeting, the two ministers expressed satisfaction over growing bilateral relations, marked by strong exports of Bangladeshi goods to the UK market and British investment in Bangladesh, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
They also discussed Bangladesh’s agreement to purchase Airbus aircraft for its national carrier, the release said.
Both sides agreed to extend reciprocal support in multilateral forums on various issues, including climate change, safe, orderly and regular migration, and humanitarian assistance.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband thanked Bangladesh for hosting around one million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals and assured continued British humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees.
During the meeting, Humaiun Kobir also conveyed an invitation from Prime Minister of Bangladesh to his British counterpart to visit Bangladesh at a mutually convenient time, the press release added.
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