Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said on Tuesday that India and Thailand have agreed to include Bangladesh in the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project.
However, Myanmar is yet to provide its opinion on the matter, the foreign secretary said, while addressing the journalists after the third 'Foreign Office Consultation' meeting at the Foreign Ministry, reports UNB.
“We have shown our interest in joining this trilateral initiative. We have already talked to the Indians and Thais, and they are on board with it. The question is how Myanmar will react, as we haven’t had the chance to formally engage them on this issue,” Masud said.
Apart from highway connectivity, air, and maritime connectivity issues were also addressed during the meeting.
“An MoU is ready to be signed to increase air connectivity between the two countries,” he said.
Currently, 35 flights are being operated weekly on the Dhaka-Bangkok route.
Earlier, a Thai delegation led by Sarun Charoensuwan, permanent secretary of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with a Bangladeshi delegation at the Foreign Ministry to review and explore the bilateral relationship between Thailand and Bangladesh.
The government is working to create opportunities and necessary conditions for foreign investors to do business in the country, he added.
Meanwhile, Thai foreign secretary Sarun Charoensuwan lauded Bangladesh’s economic growth in recent years and said, “As Bangladesh is going to graduate from LDC in the coming years, we’re very happy to work with Bangladesh as we see potential to support one another in various aspects.”
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
