UNB Dhaka: Aug-13,
Recently-appointed ambassadors of Russia and
Germany to Bangladesh on Thursday Aug-12, presented their credentials to
President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the evening.
Two envoys are-
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation
Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy and Ambassador (designate) Achim Tröster of
the Federal Republic of Germany
President’s Press
Secretary Joynal Abedin briefed the reporters after the meeting.
Welcoming the new
envoys, the President said Bangladesh always maintains a very excellent
relations with Russia and Germany and the ties are gradually expanding in
various fields, particularly in trade and investment, with the countries,
He gratefully recalled
Russia's cooperation in rebuilding the economy and infrastructure of the
war-torn country after the 1971 Liberation War and Bangladesh Independence.
Referring to the
forcibly displaced Rohingyas taken shelter in Bangladesh as a huge problem for
Bangladesh, the President sought Russia's cooperation in repatriating the
Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
President Hamid urged
the new Ambassador to take initiatives to harness the immense potentials for
trade and investment between Bangladesh and Russia.
The President also
thanked the Russian government for its technical and financial support in
various projects, including the establishment of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in
Bangladesh.
Saying Germany is one
of the development partners of Bangladesh during the meeting with German
ambassador, President Hamid said Germany is one of the important export
destinations of Bangladesh. There is an opportunity to increase trade with
Germany in various sectors, including readymade garments (RMG), leather goods
and frozen foods.
Hamid hoped that trade
between the two countries would further increase during his tenure as the new
envoy.
He asked for German
investors to invest in various sectors, including special economic zones and
high-tech parks as a very trade-conducive environment is prevailing here.
On the Rohingya
repatriation issue, President Hamid sought Germany's cooperation, expressing
the hope that the German government would continue to put pressure on Myanmar
authority to take back their displaced citizens.
Both the ambassadors
sought President’s all-out cooperation in discharging their duties during their
assignment in Bangladesh.
Foreign Secretary Masud
Bin Momen, President's Office Secretary Sampad Barua, Military Secretary Major
General Salahuddin Islam , Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin, Secretary
(attachment) Md Wahidul Islam Khan were present on the occasion.
A smartly turned-out
contingent of the horse-mounted President Guard Regiment (PGR) gave the envoys
guards of honour on their arrival at Bangabhaban.
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