প্রকাশ: 16/03/2022
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud on
Wednesday said they are extremely optimistic about the future of Bangladesh and
the two countries will work together to expand their cooperation.
“I think there is a lot to be done,” he told reporters after
his meeting with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen at a city hotel, noting that
the two countries have a clear target to work together to that end.
Responding to a question, the Saudi foreign minister said
they are committed to a “stable” oil market and all indications say there is no
concern regarding the oil supply.
He said that they are “very optimistic” about the future of
this relationship with Bangladesh. “We just had an excellent political
consultation.”
Most importantly, he said they explored how they can expand
the partnership as the two countries enjoy a historic strong relationship.
“We’re committed to building up on this strong foundation to
a much broader partnership. We see significant interest of the Saudi companies’
presence here," he said.
Foreign Minister Momen said they are very proud to see this
high level political consultation for the first time.
He said some 20 Saudi companies have shown interest to
invest in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has assured of providing required facilities in
the economic zones, he said.
Momen said they also discussed food security issues noting
that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put a lot of emphasis on this.
He said the Saudi side assured of hassle-free clearance of
visas for 100 percent hajj applicants.
The Saudi foreign minister arrived in Dhaka on a brief
official visit onTuesday evening.
He met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gonobhaban on
Wednesday morning.
The Saudi FM left Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon wrapping up
his less than 24-hour visit.
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