The Kyrgyz Republic, a Muslim-dominated country in Central Asia, wants to take skilled manpower from Bangladesh. Besides, the country also wants to strengthen economic relations with Bangladesh.
The deputy foreign minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Avazbek Atakhanov, who is visiting Dhaka, said these things after a meeting with Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F. Rahman at the Bangladesh Investment Building in Agargaon in the capital on Monday (April 22) afternoon.
The Prime Minister’s private industry and investment adviser said that there is scope for increasing cooperation between the two countries in various sectors including the ready-made garment industry and education. Both countries want to exploit these opportunities. Besides, the two countries can also work in the agriculture and technology sectors.
Salman F. Rahman said that there are many opportunities to increase the economic relations between the two countries. About 1000 Bangladeshi medical students are studying in the country. The country expects more students from Bangladesh.
The Kyrgyz Republic strongly cooperated with the European Union during the Corona period. Since then, the country has been exporting the garment industry to the European Union. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Avazbek Atakhanov, who is visiting Bangladesh, has expressed his desire to jointly export clothes to the European Union with Bangladesh.
While praising the ongoing socio-economic development of Bangladesh, the Kyrgyz minister said that the Kyrgyz Prime Minister wants to visit Bangladesh and has expressed his interest in hiring workers from Bangladesh in production-oriented industries.
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