St John's:Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) today reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening trade, investment, and multilateral cooperation during a meeting between acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir and British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the meeting took place in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
The two ministers expressed satisfaction over growing bilateral relations, highlighting robust exports of Bangladeshi goods to the UK market and British investment in Bangladesh. They also welcomed Bangladesh's agreement to purchase Airbus aircraft for its national carrier.
Both sides agreed to extend reciprocal support in multilateral forums on issues including climate change, safe, orderly and regular migration, and humanitarian assistance. Miliband thanked Bangladesh for hosting around one million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals and assured continued British humanitarian support for the Rohingyas.
Kobir conveyed an invitation from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to visit Bangladesh at a mutually convenient time.