Argentina ready to provide training to Bangladesh footballers

Argentina is ready to provide Bangladesh footballers with training support, its foreign minister has said, reports bdnews24.com.

Worship Jorge Marcelo Faurie extended the offer at a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen in Buenos Aires on Thursday.

Faurie assured Momen of providing support for arranging training sessions for Bangladeshi footballers in Argentina when Momen sought Argentina's support in the meeting.

They met on the sidelines of the BAPA+40, the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, held in Buenos Aires, according to the foreign ministry.

The two ministers underscored the importance of enhancing trade and investment cooperation between the countries.

Momen said Bangladesh wants to open an honorary consulate in Argentina and appoint an honorary consul there. The Argentine foreign minister promised support.