IPU delegations call on foreign minister, thank Bangladesh

A number of delegations participating in the Inter-parliamentary Union conference have called on Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 2 April 2017, 03:55 PM
Updated : 2 April 2017, 03:55 PM

The foreign ministry said the meetings took place at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) on the sidelines of the conference on Sunday.

During those separate meetings, they discussed issues of bilateral, regional and international interests.

The delegations thanked the Bangladesh government for hosting such a big event in Dhaka.

They were from Sweden led by its speaker Urban Ahlin, from Canada led by Senator Nathaniel Erskine -Smith, from Ukraine led by its Ambassador in New Delhi Dr Igor Polikha, and from Thailand led by the First Vice President of the National Legislative Assembly Surachai Leingboonlertchai.

UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenča also met the foreign minister, according to the statement.