Bangladesh wants to import sugar, wheat, soybean oil from Brazil

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Bangladesh is interested to import sugar, wheat, and soybean oil from Brazil, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said.

He expressed the interest during a call on meeting of the new Ambassador of Brazil to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres on Monday at his office, a release said. 

They also discussed the potential of investments in the fields of high-breed cows, poultry and poultry feed, and fisheries in Bangladesh.  

Shahriar also expressed hope that Brazil would facilitate Bangladesh's initiative to have preferential trade agreements with the Mercosur countries.

In response, the Brazilian ambassador said that during his tenure he would like to work on introducing Bangladesh better to the Brazilians, work intensely to strengthen people-to-people and business-to-business contacts and widen trade relations with Bangladesh. 

He expressed his country's keen interest to work with Bangladesh closely on the issues of mutual benefits in the bilateral and multilateral fora. 

Shahriar said that Bangladesh looks forward to working with the new administration in Brazil to further strengthen its political and trade relations.

Referring to his recent visit to Brazil, the state minister thanked the Brazilian government for concluding Visa Exemption Agreement for Diplomatic and Official Passports holders and MoU between the Foreign Service Academy and Bangladesh and Rio Branco Institute of Brazil. 

He also mentioned that three business MoUs with the apex chambers in Brazil were important stepstones towards a greater commercial cooperation between the two friendly countries.