Arakan News Agency
Tajik Foreign Minister Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich has assured Bangladesh to extend his country’s full support in all areas, including Rohingya issue.
The assurance came on Friday when State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam had an official meeting with Aslov Sirodjidin in Tajikistan, said a press release received on Saturday.
During the meeting, they discussed various issues, including the OIC and the ways to make this organization more efficient and successful, reports BSS.
Shahriar Alam hoped that this visit would reinvigorate the current bilateral relations and facilitate the efforts into new avenues and sectors for the mutual benefit of the two countries.
He recollected his last visit to Dushanbe and the interactions between the Prime Minister and the Tajik President over the vital issue of global water.
Alam briefed the Tajik foreign minister about the recent development achievements and activities of the Bangladesh government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the graduation from the LDC status.
He also briefed on the development and the actions taken by Bangladesh for the forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar.
Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich praised the actions and kind gestures of Bangladesh in providing assistance and shelter to the Rohingyas.
He mentioned close contact and understanding between the two countries especially in the international fora and also opined that there were ample of scopes to expand the current relations encompassing more mutually beneficial issues at the bilateral level.
Both of them discussed various agreements which could be concluded between the two countries covering issues like the joint commission, visa waiver, exchange of information and experiences mainly of garments manufacture and export of Tajik cotton and other agricultural products, development of pharmaceutical products using rich Tajik resources and development of tourism.
The Tajik foreign minister further praised the leadership role of Bangladesh in various international fora and requested for the continued support of Bangladesh in various efforts of Tajikistan.
Shariah Alam assured him of Bangladesh help in all regional and global fora.
He also reiterated the invitation to participate in the forthcoming OIC CFM to be held in Dhaka.
Tajik First Deputy Foreign Minister Zohidi Nizomiddin Shamsiddinzoda also hosted an official dinner in honour of Shariah Alam.
