Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain met with US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Rahul Verma and discussed USA's engagements towards a peaceful and democratic transition in Bangladesh, reports Daily Sun.
The meeting, held early Tuesday [Bangladesh time] on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, also emphasised advancing economic prosperity in Bangladesh.
"They discussed "ways to advance #Bangladesh | #USA engagements towards peaceful n democratic transition and greater #economic prosperity in Bangladesh," according to a message posted on X, formerly Twitter, by the Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.
This meeting precedes a scheduled bilateral discussion between Chief Adviser Prof Yunus and US President Joe Biden later tonight in New York.
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