Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said there are opportunities to strengthen cooperation between Bangladesh and Thailand in trade and investment, food security, tourism, public health, energy and ICT.
He said this while addressing a formal lunch meeting organized at Government House, the office of Thai Prime Minister Sretha Thavisin on Friday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, I strongly believe, we have opportunities to strengthen our cooperation under trade and investment, food security, tourism, public health, energy, ICT, people-to-people communication and connectivity and BIMSTEC.
Earlier, the two leaders held a private meeting and then they led their respective sides in a bilateral meeting there.
Five bilateral documents were signed there in the presence of the two Prime Ministers. These include a contract, three memorandums of understanding and a letter of interest.
At the lunch meeting, Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh attaches great importance to the relationship with Thailand as a neighbor. Our friendship is deeply rooted in historical, linguistic and common cultural heritage. Warm and cordial relations between our two friendly countries continue to grow in multifaceted cooperation including trade and investment, sustainable development, people-to-people contacts and connectivity.
He said, we have agreed to make all efforts to increase our bilateral trade and further encourage interaction between public and private organizations of the two countries. Likewise, we must make every effort to promote and facilitate bilateral investment.
The Prime Minister said that the agreements and memorandum of understanding signed by Dhaka and Bangkok today will provide an opportunity to establish a strong framework for increasing bilateral cooperation.
Talking about her visit, Sheikh Hasina said that the visit is part of a larger focus on ‘neighbourhood’ policy, which provides an excellent opportunity for the two countries to further renew the momentum of bilateral relations.
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