Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Mr. Evgeny Shestakov paid a call on Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During the meeting, the Foreign Minister thanked the Belarusian people for their valuable support during Bangladesh’s War of Liberation in 1971 as a part of the then USSR. He sought Belarus’s support to become an observer of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and also support for signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). He urged Belarusian businessmen and entrepreneurs to invest in the Economic Zones and Special Economic Zones and High-tech Parks of Bangladesh.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus invited the Foreign Minister to visit Belarus. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the current status of bilateral relations between the two countries and expressed hope that in the coming day bilateral relations will be further strengthened and deepened.
All important aspects of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Belarus including trade and investment, agricultural, educational, and military cooperation, cooperation in science and technology, cooperation in legal issues, etc. were discussed during the meeting. Hon’ble Foreign Minister sought support from Belarus on the initiatives of the UN and other multilateral bodies for the repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their motherland.