UAE FM for strengthening ties with Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has emphasised on transforming the relationship with Bangladesh into a partnership.
At the bilateral meeting with visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday evening (local time) in his royal palace in the city of Al Ain in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Abdullah emphasised the importance of signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and activating the Joint Business Council (JBC) for economic partnership with Bangladesh, reports UNB.
At the outset of the meeting that lasted a quarter past an hour, Hasan handed over the invitation letter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the UAE foreign minister inviting the UAE president to visit Bangladesh on the occasion of 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Hasan recalled the historical ties between the two brotherly countries established by the founding fathers of Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates.
