Bangladesh
Bangladesh-UK Bangladesh and UK will work more closely on trade and security issues
Dhaka, Sept 13: Bangladesh and the UK have expressed interest in working more closely on economic, trade and security issues. The interest was expressed at the fifth UK-Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue between Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Tuesday.
A statement from the British High Commission here said that the dialogue covered the full range of Bangladesh-UK relations including political and diplomatic relations, economic, trade and development partnership and global, regional and security issues.
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and FCDO Permanent Under Secretary Sir Philip Barton co-chaired the dialogue held at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.
"The dialogue reflects the growing relationship between our two countries and our desire to work more closely on our economic, trade and development partnership and on regional and global security issues," the statement quoted C. Burton as saying. Welcomes the evolution of the bilateral relationship into a security partnership, which will advance global and regional priorities such as addressing climate change and the Rohingya refugee crisis.
As Bangladesh's second largest growing investor, the UK welcomed the second Bangladesh-UK Trade and Investment Dialogue earlier this year and the Aviation Trade and Investment Partnership signed in May.
Both sides agreed to work together to enhance mutual prosperity before Bangladesh attains Least Developed Country status. Bangladesh welcomed the UK's liberal developing country trade scheme and recognized its role in integrating Bangladesh into the global economy, creating strong trade and investment opportunities.
The UK and Bangladesh have agreed to establish a joint working group on migration and return and other equality issues in justice and home affairs. Both countries agreed to finalize the return documentation process and standard operating procedures before the first session of this working group by October.
