Uzra Zeya, the US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, emphasized that the United States values Bangladesh as a key "partner" in the Indo-Pacific region. She also emphasized their "strong collaboration", valuing Bangladesh's role as a leading partner in the Rohingya crisis, reports UNB.
On Saturday, Zeya shared a brief message on X, formerly known as Twitter on Saturday as she had a meeting with in Washington with Md Jashim Uddin, the Foreign Secretary, on October 11.
"Vital discussion with Foreign Secretary Uddin on US-Bangladesh humanitarian cooperation, accountability and democratic institutions, and support for labor rights," she said.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka, Jashim Uddin and Uzra Zeya had "fruitful discussions" on several topics such as reforming democratic institutions, upholding democratic values, accountability of human rights violations, sustainable solutions of the Rohingya crisis, and labor rights issues.
The Foreign Secretary also had a "productive meeting" with US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma at the State Department, affirming the renewal of commitment to deepen and expand bilateral ties.
The Foreign Secretary had a separate meeting with John Bass, the acting US Under Secretary for Political Affairs. They discussed ways to expand their bilateral collaboration.
Furthermore, he also had discussions with US Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South Asia Lindsey W Ford at the White House. They had discussions on diverse issues as they covered interim government's reform agenda, democratic transition, Rohingya crisis, labour law etc.
Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin also met Brendan Lynch, Assistant USTR for South and Central Asia and discussed mutual cooperation to diversify exports.
Furthermore, A lunch meeting between the Foreign Secretary and key officials also took place where a wide range of issues were focused on.
The Foreign Secretary visited New York prior to his Washington tour and is set to depart from Washington on October 14.
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