Bangladesh looks to bolster trade relations with Gambia
Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara praised Bangladesh’s remarkable success in the agricultural sector and expressed his intention to expand trade cooperation between the two countries
Bangladesh is looking forward to enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade and investment with the Gambia, especially in the agricultural sector.
A bilateral meeting was held between Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and Gambia's Foreign Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara on Friday on the sidelines of the OIC's 15th Summit Pre-Preparatory Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Banjul, Gambia, according to a press release issued yesterday.
Congratulating the Gambia foreign minister for chairing the OIC's meeting, Hasan discussed the export of manpower from Bangladesh and the increase of bilateral cooperation in trade and investment with the Gambian minister.
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He proposed the formation of a Joint Business Task Force, coordinated by the apex business organisations of the two countries, to expand trade cooperation between Bangladesh and Gambia.
Expressing satisfaction over the existing friendly relations between the two countries, Hasan hoped for deeper ties.
Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara praised Bangladesh's remarkable success in the agricultural sector and expressed his intention to expand trade cooperation between the two countries.
The Gambia minister also expressed his deep appreciation to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her solidarity with the Muslim Ummah by sheltering Rohingya refugees displaced from Myanmar.
In the meeting, the foreign ministers of both countries emphasised the OIC's strong role in resolving the Palestinian issue as well.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the OIC, Dr Javed Patwary, were present at the meeting, among others.
