B'desh will be happy, if Turkey included in EU: Khaleda
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Begum Khaleda Zia said Bangladesh would be happy if Turkey would be included in the European Union (EU).
Her comment came when she made a courtesy call-on with Turkish President Abdullah Gul at a city hotel Saturday, reports UNB.
After the meeting, BNP Vice President Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury briefed journalists about the meeting.
Welcoming the Turkish President to Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia said existing friendly relations between the two countries would further be strengthened in the days to come.
She laid emphasis on increasing trade relations between Dhaka and Ankara and said she had a meeting with business leaders of Turkey during her visit to the country as the Prime Minister in 2006.
Her visit to Turkey, she said, had helped improve trade relations between the two countries.
Referring to multi-dimensional relationship between the two countries, Abdullah Gul said his country is providing scholarships to Bangladeshi students for higher studies.
He said direct air-link between Bangladesh and Turkey would soon start to strengthen the existing relationships.
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, former Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan and adviser to BNP Chairperson Riaz Rahman were present at the meeting.
Her comment came when she made a courtesy call-on with Turkish President Abdullah Gul at a city hotel Saturday, reports UNB.
After the meeting, BNP Vice President Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury briefed journalists about the meeting.
Welcoming the Turkish President to Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia said existing friendly relations between the two countries would further be strengthened in the days to come.
She laid emphasis on increasing trade relations between Dhaka and Ankara and said she had a meeting with business leaders of Turkey during her visit to the country as the Prime Minister in 2006.
Her visit to Turkey, she said, had helped improve trade relations between the two countries.
Referring to multi-dimensional relationship between the two countries, Abdullah Gul said his country is providing scholarships to Bangladeshi students for higher studies.
He said direct air-link between Bangladesh and Turkey would soon start to strengthen the existing relationships.
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, former Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan and adviser to BNP Chairperson Riaz Rahman were present at the meeting.