Citizen Times Desk:
Dhaka, Aug-21,
The South Sudan
government has named a road in its capital Juba the Bangabandhu Road.
It was constructed with
the help of the Bangladesh UN Peacekeeping Engineering contingent.
The Bangladesh UN
Peacekeeping Engineering contingent received lots of applause from the people
and the government of South Sudan for their pro-people construction works, said
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday.
Foreign Minister Dr AK
Abdul Momen met with the South Sudanese acting Defence Minister Gen. Chol Thon
Balok at his office in Juba on Friday.
The acting Defence
Minister praised the role of Bangladesh Peacekeepers deployed in UNMISS.
He referred to the
contribution of Bangladesh peacekeepers in infrastructure development of South
Sudan as well as that in health services and commended Bangladesh Peacekeepers
for being trained, disciplined and efficient.
Dr Momen has offered to
build development partnership with South Sudan saying Bangladesh attaches great
importance to its relations with South Sudan.
The Foreign Minister
suggested that cooperation between the two countries may be built in areas like
pharmaceuticals, RMG, agriculture and ICT sectors.
The philosophy of
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which stipulates peace
as a prerequisite of development, said Dr Momen said.
Dr Momen underlined the
importance of collaboration and partnership to achieve the common aspirations
of the peoples of the two countries for social and economic development.
He referred to the
support of Bangladesh for the membership of South Sudan in the United Nations.
Later, the Foreign
Minister attended a programme arranged by the local Bangladeshi community in
Juba in a hotel.
A diner was hosted by
the Bangladesh expatriates community in honour of the Foreign Minister.
The Bangladesh
community mainly comprised businessmen, entrepreneurs and service holders.
The Foreign Minister
hoped that the Bangladesh community in South Sudan would play a significant
role in developing the bilateral relations between two countries.
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