Senior Correspondent, bdnews24.com Published: 24 Jan 2019
Md Shahidul Haque held talks with USAID Administrator Mark Green and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Ambassador David Hale on Tuesday, the Bangladesh embassy said.
Haque pointed out that immediately after the formation of the new cabinet, the priority identified by the prime minister for the new government is “good governance- primarily zero-tolerance against corruption".
He stated that the government looked forward to expanding the ties in a multi-sectoral context with US.
Referring to the Rohingya crisis, Shahidul said the recent internal situation in Northern Rakhine is aggravating the problem.
It is the responsibility of the Myanmar authorities to create the right condition so that all the Rohingyas currently staying in Bangladesh feel safe to go back, he said, seeking US support to resolve the crisis.
The US officials lauded the “generosity and tolerance” of Hasina for providing shelter to the Myanmar nationals who left Rakhine State on the face of persecution by the Myanmar Army.
The secretary said if the US investors come forward, Bangladesh would be happy to offer one of its special economic zones to them.
The US officials termed Bangladesh a partner that highly matters to them and assured full support towards the solution of the Rohingya crisis.
They appreciated the government’s commitment and initiatives to cut corruption, combat terrorism and prevent trafficking in person.
The foreign secretary also had meetings with the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of South and Central Asia Bureau Ambassador Alice Wells, Office Chief of Bureau of Democracy, Rights and Labour Ambassador Michael Kozak, Population, Refugee and Migration Bureau’s Acting Assistant Secretary Carol Thomson O’Connell, Office Chief of Trafficking in person Ambassador at Large John Cotton Richmond, and Counterterrorism Bureau and Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador at Large Nathan Sales.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the US Mohammad Ziauddin and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC accompanied the foreign secretary during the meetings.
https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/01/24/dhaka-briefs-washington-about-new-government-priorities
The foreign secretary has briefed the US administrators about the priorities of the new government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Md Shahidul Haque held talks with USAID Administrator Mark Green and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Ambassador David Hale on Tuesday, the Bangladesh embassy said.
Haque pointed out that immediately after the formation of the new cabinet, the priority identified by the prime minister for the new government is “good governance- primarily zero-tolerance against corruption".
He stated that the government looked forward to expanding the ties in a multi-sectoral context with US.
Referring to the Rohingya crisis, Shahidul said the recent internal situation in Northern Rakhine is aggravating the problem.
It is the responsibility of the Myanmar authorities to create the right condition so that all the Rohingyas currently staying in Bangladesh feel safe to go back, he said, seeking US support to resolve the crisis.
The US officials lauded the “generosity and tolerance” of Hasina for providing shelter to the Myanmar nationals who left Rakhine State on the face of persecution by the Myanmar Army.
The secretary said if the US investors come forward, Bangladesh would be happy to offer one of its special economic zones to them.
The US officials termed Bangladesh a partner that highly matters to them and assured full support towards the solution of the Rohingya crisis.
They appreciated the government’s commitment and initiatives to cut corruption, combat terrorism and prevent trafficking in person.
The foreign secretary also had meetings with the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of South and Central Asia Bureau Ambassador Alice Wells, Office Chief of Bureau of Democracy, Rights and Labour Ambassador Michael Kozak, Population, Refugee and Migration Bureau’s Acting Assistant Secretary Carol Thomson O’Connell, Office Chief of Trafficking in person Ambassador at Large John Cotton Richmond, and Counterterrorism Bureau and Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador at Large Nathan Sales.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the US Mohammad Ziauddin and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC accompanied the foreign secretary during the meetings.
https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/01/24/dhaka-briefs-washington-about-new-government-priorities
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