Diplomats of Muslim countries in Dhaka believe Bangladesh will consolidate its global standing as “a progressive and forward-looking nation” for international peace and security under current leadership.
Published : 19 May 2014, 10:19 PM
According to the foreign ministry, the diplomats also reiterated their conviction that Bangladesh will continue to maintain its “sound momentum of growth and development” under the new Sheikh Hasina government.
The envoys of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states expressed these hopes on Monday while attending a diplomatic briefing at the state guest house Padma.
Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali kept them in the loop on the last day of his series of briefings for diplomats about post-election Bangladesh.
The foreign minister said Bangladesh enjoyed “the closest of ties” with the OIC member states and hoped these ties would continue to develop through “regular dialogue, understanding and cooperation”.
Ambassadors of Middle East and North African countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, Morocco and Libya attended the briefing.
The foreign minister exchanged views with the envoys on the post-election political and economic situation in Bangladesh.
He also thanked the Muslim countries for their “steadfast support” to the Hasina government in achieving a ‘seamless democratic transfer of power’ through the elections.
The OIC ambassadors reaffirmed the commitment of their respective governments to further enhance “the depth and substance of cooperation” that characterise their bilateral relations with Bangladesh.