Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr AK Abdul Momen and Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi led their respective sides in a bilateral meeting in Jakarta on Monday Bangladesh and Indonesia have stressed concluding the bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) for further strengthening the economic cooperation between the two countries.
The two sides discussed the issue at a bilateral meeting held in Jakarta on Monday, reports UNB.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi led the respective delegations in the discussions.
The meeting reviewed the whole gamut of the existing excellent bilateral relations and both sides renewed their commitment to further strengthening it.
The two foreign ministers exchanged felicitations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The two countries agreed to accelerate cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, agriculture, food, energy, health & pharmaceuticals, connectivity, ICT, tourism, halal trade, human resources development, defence and youth & cultural exchanges.
They expressed optimism that the MoUs, now in the pipeline, would be concluded soon.
Foreign Minister Momen sought proactive support of Indonesia and of the ASEAN for an early repatriation of the stranded Myanmar nationals to Myanmar.
Momen also requested for an expeditious decision on Bangladesh's candidacy for the Sectoral Dialogue Partnership of ASEAN.
After the official talks, the two foreign ministers made brief press statements.
The official logo for the Golden Jubilee celebrations and the translation of the historic 7th March speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman into Indonesian language were also unveiled by the two foreign ministers at a ceremony.
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