Diplomats for end to current violence
Monday, 2 March 2015
A group of diplomats stationed in Dhaka called on Sunday for an end to the current violence recalling their previous statements on events in Bangladesh, and those by the UN, reports UNB.
The diplomats, including ambassadors, high commissioners and charge d' Affaires, met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and made the call.
They encouraged confidence-building measures -- including the de-escalation of Bangladesh's political conflict -- in the interest of fostering safety, stability, growth, human rights and democracy in Bangladesh.
The diplomats also discussed the current events in Bangladesh, according to a media release jointly issued by Australia, Canada, Denmark, EU, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A Foreign Ministry media release said the Foreign Minister briefed the envoys on the current political situation as part of his regular engagements with resident diplomatic missions in Dhaka.
The Foreign Minister briefed the Heads of Missions about the latest trends in the violent and terrorist acts being perpetrated by the BNP-Jamaat combine since January 05, 2015.
Mahmood Ali reiterated the government's firm commitment to contain the violence and ensure protection for people in general from the indiscriminate attacks by the BNP-Jamaat miscreants.
He said that BNP-Jamaat alliance is directly inciting an extremist agenda in order to challenge the democratic, non-communal and non-confrontational ethos of the country.
The diplomatic envoys attending the briefing reiterated their concern over the continued violence, and underscored the need for the people of Bangladesh to find a solution to the prevailing situation.
They urged the return of calm and stability in order to sustain the momentum of Bangladesh's impressive socio-economic development gains.
Advisers to the Prime Minister HT Imam and Dr Gowher Rizvi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam were present at the briefing and participated in the interaction with the envoys.