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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud has held a meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who is in New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
At the meeting, held on Friday afternoon New York local time at the UN Bilateral Booth (GAL-7) at the United Nations headquarters, discussions were held on further strengthening the historic and brotherly relations between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia.
The prime minister’s Assistant Press Secretary AKM Nazmul Haque gave this information.
He said views were exchanged at the meeting on bilateral cooperation, trade and investment, manpower, development cooperation and regional and international issues of mutual interest.
The prime minister stressed making the existing friendly relations between the two countries deeper and more multidimensional. The potential for increasing Saudi investment and economic cooperation in Bangladesh was also discussed. The Saudi foreign minister conveyed Saudi Arabia’s interest in taking Dhaka-Riyadh relations further forward.
Besides, the two sides also exchanged views on various regional and international issues of mutual interest.
