Bangladesh has shown interest to import sugar, wheat and soybean oil from South American country Brazil as alternative source amid Russia-Ukraine war.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam shown the interest when newly appointed Ambassador of Brazil to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres met him at the foreign ministry on Monday.
They discussed the possibility of investing in the fields of high breed cows, poultry, poultry feed and fisheries in Bangladesh, reports UNB.
Shahriar also expressed hope that Brazil would facilitate Bangladesh’s initiative to have preferential trade agreement with the MERCOSUR countries.
In response, the Brazilian envoy said that during his tenure he would like to work on introducing Bangladesh better to the Brazilians, work intensely to strengthening people-to-people and business-to-business contacts and widen trade relations with Bangladesh.
The envoy appreciated Bangladesh’s economic strides in the last one decade.
The state minister mentioned that three business MoUs with the apex Chambers in Brazil were important step stone towards a greater commercial cooperation between the two friendly countries.
Shahriar congratulated Feres on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Brazil.
He also congratulated the newly elected President of Brazil Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva on his remarkable victory.
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