প্রকাশ: 10/11/2022
Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the European Union (EU) leaders to take
measures to end the Russia-Ukraine war as the entire world has been suffering
from it.
She made
the urge when a five-member delegation of the EU led by its Commissioner for
Home Affairs YIva Johansson paid a call on her at her office here.
PM's Press
Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the newsmen after the meeting.
During the
meeting, the issues of migration including Rohingya and climate change were
prominently discussed.
The prime
minister said, "The huge number of forcibly displaced Rohingyas is a big
burden for Bangladesh and their number is increasing everyday with the born of
the new babies."
The EU
delegation leader YIva Johansson said her union would continue its support to
Bangladesh on Rohingya issue.
She said
the EU is currently hosting 4.5 million Ukrainian refugees.
Migration
of Bangladeshi people by Mediterranean Sea with risking lives was also
discussed at the meeting.
The prime
minister said Bangladesh is trying its best to stop the migration.
While the
EU leader said legal migration could create a win-win situation and ensure
mutual benefit.
The EU
delegation wanted to know how Bangladesh would face the impact of climate
change.
In reply,
Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh is able to manage any kind of disasters as it has
taken various adaptation and mitigation programme with its own financing.
The
premier expressed her resentment, saying the rich countries, who are
responsible for global warming, don't give their promised amount of money to
the climate vulnerable countries.
"The
rich countries don't keep their promises," she said.
The EU
delegation leader highly praised the prime minister for carrying out great
development of Bangladesh.
She also
said Bangladesh and EU would celebrate their 50 years of diplomatic relations
next year.
About
women empowerment, the prime minister said her government is attaching topmost
priority to the women empowerment.
"We
have employed women in every sector and they are doing well," she said.
She also
said her government is working to ensure development at the grassroots level.
"Our
main target is to ensure development up to the grassroots level," she added.
PM's
Ambassador-at-Large Mohammad Ziauddin, PM's Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad
Kaikaus and EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley were present, among others.
- BSS
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