The foreign minister, Dipu Moni, who attended the 11th ministerial meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue in the Tajikistan capital of Dushanbe identified climate change and natural disasters as key challenges for sustainable development in Asia and sought cooperation in the areas.
She said this at the ACD ministerial held with the theme ‘Towards economic growth, stability and prosperity in Asia through sustainable development.’
The Asia Cooperation Dialogue is a forum for dialogue among 32 participating Asian countries. Bangladesh is a founding member of the platform.
Since the inception of the ACD in 2002, the foreign ministers of member states have been meeting annually.
On developmental challenges for Asia, Dipu Moni highlighted a peace-centric development model which could be a valuable input for the discourse on post-MDG development agenda.
The foreign minister supported the decision to establish a provisional secretariat for the ACD in Kuwait City.
Dipu Moni sought support of the ACD member states for Bangladesh’s candidature for the non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council for the term 2016–17.
On the sidelines of the ministerial meeting, she met the Tajikistan president Emomali Rahmon and expressed Bangladesh’s interest in exporting skilled manpower to Tajikistan. The Tajik president assured of considering the issue.
During her stay in Dushanbe, Dipu Moni also held a bilateral meeting with the Tajik foreign minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and discussed finalisation of the agreement on trade and economic cooperation.
The Tajik foreign minister showed interest in appointing an honorary consul in Bangladesh. He also proposed the exploration of the possibility of establishment of flight operation between Dhaka and Dushanbe.
The foreign minister also held bilateral meetings with the deputy prime minister and the foreign minister of Kuwait and the vice-foreign minister of Japan on the sidelines of the ACD ministerial.
During the meeting, Kuwait showed interest in investing in the oil and gas sectors in Bangladesh. Dipu Moni discussed further scope of manpower export and defence cooperation with Kuwait.
The Kuwaiti foreign minister said that the Kuwaiti emir hoped to visit Bangladesh at a mutually convenient date in near future.
The Japanese vice-foreign minister said that although their ODA was decreasing their support for Bangladesh had remained unchanged.
Dipu Moni thanked the Japanese vice-minister for their support in the infrastructure projects in Bangladesh and their 34th Yen loan package of $2 billion.
Japan sought Bangladesh’s support for Tokyo as the city of Olympic in 2020.
Dipu Moni also exchanged views with the foreign ministers of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Iran. (Source)
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