EU to help set up regional counter terrorism centre
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
FE Report
European Union (EU) is going to help Bangladesh set up the South Asia Counter Terrorism Centre in Dhaka, said Dr Stefan Frowein, Ambassador of EU Delegation Tuesday.
This was conveyed to Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni when nine EU ambassadors met her.
"Other big regional players including India and Pakistan agreed on the issue and the centre will be functional next year," Dr Frowein told the newsmen after the meeting.
The EU nations will provide 1.5 million euros for setting up the centre.
Dr Frowein said the EU will support Bangladesh in becoming the member of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to increase its presence in the global arena.
All the European countries and about 20 countries of Asia are the members of ASEM.
The EU envoy said quite a few European companies have expressed to invest in the country but they are expected to invest next year when the power situation will improve.
"We are encouraging the private sector to come to Bangladesh," he said.
Spanish ambassador Arturo Perez Martinez, Italian ambassador Dr. Itala Occhi, French ambassador Charley Causeret, Netherlands ambassador Alphons Hennekens, CdA German embassy Rolf Dieter Reinhard, CdA Danish embassy Jan Moller-Hansen, CdA Swedish embassy Ylva Sorman-Nath and deputy British High Commissioner Nick Low attended the meeting.
European Union (EU) is going to help Bangladesh set up the South Asia Counter Terrorism Centre in Dhaka, said Dr Stefan Frowein, Ambassador of EU Delegation Tuesday.
This was conveyed to Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni when nine EU ambassadors met her.
"Other big regional players including India and Pakistan agreed on the issue and the centre will be functional next year," Dr Frowein told the newsmen after the meeting.
The EU nations will provide 1.5 million euros for setting up the centre.
Dr Frowein said the EU will support Bangladesh in becoming the member of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to increase its presence in the global arena.
All the European countries and about 20 countries of Asia are the members of ASEM.
The EU envoy said quite a few European companies have expressed to invest in the country but they are expected to invest next year when the power situation will improve.
"We are encouraging the private sector to come to Bangladesh," he said.
Spanish ambassador Arturo Perez Martinez, Italian ambassador Dr. Itala Occhi, French ambassador Charley Causeret, Netherlands ambassador Alphons Hennekens, CdA German embassy Rolf Dieter Reinhard, CdA Danish embassy Jan Moller-Hansen, CdA Swedish embassy Ylva Sorman-Nath and deputy British High Commissioner Nick Low attended the meeting.