John Kerry will be in city soon


FE Team | Published: February 23, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00


US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit Bangladesh soon to take forward the Dhaka-Washington ties to a newer height, according to the ministry of foreign affairs, reports UNB.
On February 19, Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali had a meeting with Kerry at the US Department of State and discussed on a wide range of Bangladesh-US bilateral relations.
When the Foreign Minister invited his counterpart to visit Bangladesh, John Kerry responded 'very positively' and said he would love to take the visit at the 'earliest opportunity', said an official here.
However, the time and date of the visit have not been fixed yet.
"While Secretary Kerry has said he would like to visit Bangladesh, we know of no plan at this time," US Embassy Spokesperson Monica L Shie told the news agencies Sunday.
The US noted Bangladesh's increasing strategic importance in the region and underscored the need to protect Bangladesh's fundamental freedoms.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali talked Sunday to a small team of reporters and discussed the outcome of his meeting with John Kerry.
 

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