Bangladesh asks Uzbekistan to open mission in Dhaka

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has requested the foreign minister of Uzbekistan to resume the Uzbek Air flight to Dhaka, facilitate the issuance of visa and opening of the Uzbek Mission in Bangladesh.

He made those requests during a meeting with Abdulaziz Kamilov Khafizovich in Tashkent on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said.

Khafizovich assured, “to consider these issues actively”.

Welcoming the State Minister to Uzbekistan after 18 years of last bilateral visit from Bangladesh, Khafizovich hoped that this visit would open new avenues for the mutual benefits.

They discussed possibilities of signing various agreements to consolidate the relations.

The state minister also briefed him on the development and the actions taken by Bangladesh for the Rohingyas who fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar.

He thanked the minister for the Uzbek support.