The first ever High Level Economic Partnership Consultation between Bangladesh and the United States was held on Wednesday at a virtual platform with a view to developing a vision for advancing the existing Dhaka-Washington economic relations, said a statement issued by the foreign ministry.
Adviser for Private Industry and Investment to Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Salman F. Rahman, and US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Keith Krach, co-chaired the meeting.
During the meeting, both the co-chairs and the participants shared their thoughts on developing a vision for advancing the bilateral economic partnership between the two friendly countries in all potential areas.
They underlined the need for close cooperation between the governments and industries to address the continually evolving challenges related to health and economy during the current and post-COVID-19 global pandemic situation.
The co-chairs expressed their optimism that the US companies would take the advantage of the competitiveness of Bangladesh and invest in the country in much greater volume, particularly in the areas of ICT, energy, and pharmaceuticals.
Both sides noted with great appreciation the excellent cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic between the two countries and highlighted the supply of world class PPE by Bangladesh to the United States in the shortest possible time.
An air transport agreement between the government of the United States of Americas and the government of Bangladesh was signed during the high level consultation with the hope to continue positive engagement between the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).
Md. ShahriarAlam, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh Ambassador to USA, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister and senior officials from relevant ministries and departments of both countries also attended the meeting.
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