No give-and-take policy over UNSC candidature: Japan

Bangladesh’s withdrawal of candidature in the election for a non-permanent seat in UN Security Council (UNSC) in favour of Japan has not come in exchange of any financial package or any give-and-take policy, as the strong ties between the two countries have been behind it. “It's because of long-term relations between Japan and Bangladesh. We'll always consider Bangladesh as trusted friend even if Bangladesh continues to contest the election,” said Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Kuni Sato in Dhaka on Sunday. She conveyed the message while talking to a select group of journalists at a breakfast briefing at city’s Sonargaon Hotel, according to a news agency.