Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma and European Union outgoing ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley met PM’s Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah at the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday.
During the meeting with the Indian envoy, both of them laid special importance to smooth and timely implementation of the projects under Indian Line of Credit (LoC), reports UNB.
Pranay Verma on behalf of his government expressed special thanks to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her recent bilateral visit to India.
The Principal Secretary and the Indian High Commissioner agreed to work together to implement the MoUs and other documents signed during the Bangladesh PM’s visit to India.
During the farewell meeting with the EU outgoing ambassador, the European Union diplomat thanked the Bangladesh Government and the Principal Secretary for their full cooperation during his tenure in Bangladesh.
The ambassador assured that the European Union would work closely with the Bangladesh government on food security, nutrition, climate change and other issues.
The Principal Secretary put a special importance to the active participation of the European Investment Bank in the ongoing development process of Bangladesh.
In the meeting, they discussed about works with PKSF on food security, women empowerment and other issues.
About the graduation of Bangladesh from the status of a least developed country in 2026, Tofazzel Hossain said the process of formulation of the Smooth Transition Strategy (STS) by the Bangladesh government is already in its final stage and the high-level national committee is working on the implementation of this strategy.
He also informed that Bangladesh is regularly maintaining communication with the UNCDP and other agencies of United Nations to make Bangladesh's transition from a LDC smooth and sustainable.
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