Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali meets Turkish Foreign Minister
Istanbul, April 13 (NsNewsWire) — Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali M.P., leader of Bangladesh delegation to the ongoing Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the OIC and also to the OIC Summit scheduled on 14 and 15 April, 2016 met his Turkish counterpart and host of the CFM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu yesterday in Istanbul.
The meeting, held in a very cordial atmosphere, underlined the historic and cultural bondage between the two brotherly countries. The two Foreign Ministers agreed to rejuvenate the dialogue process at all levels especially at the political level.
They expressed happiness to see the scheduling of the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Dhaka in the early part of June, 2016. They also emphasized the need to hold the long-pending Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting in Ankara as soon as possible.
The two Ministers also exchanged views to strengthen cooperation in areas such as trade & investment, defense, education & higher studies and technical cooperation. Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali invited Turkish business community to invest in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bangladesh.
The Turkish Foreign Minister reiterated invitation to Bangladesh leadership to take part in the upcoming international conferences scheduled in Turkey such as World Humanitarian Summit and LDC Review Conference.
It may be mentioned that Bangladesh is going to participate at the upcoming Antalya World Horticulture Expo-2016 beginning on 23rdApril 2016. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu warmly accepted the invitation extended to him by Bangladesh Foreign Minister to visit Bangladesh at the earliest opportunity.