POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Apr 20, 2022 : Singapore has been fascinated by the ongoing development and progress of Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. Halimah Yakub, President of Singapore at the Presidential Palace in Singapore on Tuesday afternoon. This was stated by the President of Singapore during a courtesy call on AK Abdul Momen.
During the meeting, the President of Singapore highly praised the Government of Bangladesh for providing shelter to more than one million displaced Rohingyas in Myanmar. Foreign Minister at the time. Momen stressed the need for continued international pressure on the Myanmar government to repatriate the displaced Rohingya to their homeland Myanmar and sought the cooperation of the Singapore government.
He also requested the Government of Singapore to consider the proposal for Bangladesh’s inclusion as a Sectoral Dialogue Partner at the ASEAN Summit. President Halimah Yakub assured the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh of all possible cooperation from the Government of Singapore in both cases.
The President of Singapore expressed hope that the cooperation and communication between the two friendly countries would be further intensified on the golden jubilee of Bangladesh-Singapore diplomatic relations. To finalize and sign a bilateral free trade agreement as soon as possible to further increase trade and investment between the two countries. Dr. Momen attaches special importance.
Dr. courtesy interview. Momen greeted the President of Singapore on behalf of the President and Prime Minister of Bangladesh and invited him to visit Bangladesh at a convenient time.
Note that the Foreign Minister at the invitation of the Government of Singapore. Momen is currently in Singapore on a three-day official visit.
