Iran is poised to give a new impetus to its relations with Bangladesh following historic nuclear deal with world powers to lift sanctions.
Published : 01 Sep 2015, 05:33 PM
Tehran’s Ambassador in Dhaka Abbas Vaezi said they were launching a flurry of activities including high-level visits to give a fresh momentum to the relations, and boost trade and investments.
He was sharing the potentials of bilateral relations at the Diplomatic Correspondents’ Association, Bangladesh (DCAB)’s talk on Tuesday at National Press Club.
The Islamic Republic has an abundance of oil and natural gas reserves, but international sanctions over its nuclear programme have crippled its economy with restrictions on trade.
The Western powers reached a deal only last month after years of negotiations with Tehran on limiting its nuclear activity in exchange for lifting the economic sanctions.
The ambassador said it was a “win-win” negotiation with the major powers because “something we accepted, something they accepted”.
“But through this, most of the unfair sanctions will be removed,” he said, “Iran is ready to have cooperation and trade (with Bangladesh) in many fields.”
“We will be able to help Bangladesh in many ways.”