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February 15, 2023
Counselor
of the US Department of State, Derek Chollet, on Wednesday said they
remain “hopeful” about future relations with Bangladesh – building on
the strong partnership that has developed over 51 years.
“We
are hopeful for the future. 51 years – very strong partnership. We are
looking forward to the next 51 years and beyond. We have many shared
challenges but we have many common opportunities that we have talked
about today,” Chollet told reporters after his meeting with Foreign
Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The
US State Department counselor said that the US places considerable
importance on its relationship with Bangladesh, which is growing.
On
the Rohingya issue, he said they are continuously working and trying to
help Bangladesh, which is hosting over 1 million Rohingyas, and also
trying to deal with the root causes in Myanmar.
Talking
to reporters, Foreign Minister Momen said Bangladesh is happy to
receive US diplomats. “We are looking forward to better days,” he said.
Chollet and his delegation members met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban in the morning.
He
met senior officials in Bangladesh to discuss “coordination and
response” to the Rohingya refugee crisis, strengthening cooperation in
international fora, and advancing the “security partnership” between
Dhaka and Washington.
The US sees “huge potential” in relationship with Bangladesh and a lot of “room to grow”, he added.
“We are deeply concerned about the situation in Myanmar which is only getting worse,” Chollet said before his arrival in Dhaka.
The
US State Department counselor said they are doing whatever they can to
cooperate with Bangladesh and trying to ease the pressure on the country
from the refugee crisis by providing critical assistance to support its
humanitarian needs.
The
counselor serves at the rank of under-secretary as a senior policy
advisor to the US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken on a wide range of
issues and conducts special diplomatic assignments as directed by him.
Counselor Derek Chollet
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