Saudi Arabia happy in relations with Bangladesh

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan has expressed satisfaction at the state of excellent bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which is growing rapidly encompassing various fields including political, economic, defense, manpower, business, trade and investment.

He made the remark when he paid a courtesy call on with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday (Oct 26) at his office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

Foreign Minister and the Saudi Ambassador exchanged views on various bilateral issues of mutual interests.

The Ambassador apprised the Bangladesh Foreign Minister about the upcoming Joint Economic Commission to be held on October 30-31 in Riyadh, said the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday (Oct 26). 

He also briefed the Minister about the progress of the upcoming visit of the Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia to Dhaka in the second week of November.

In response, the Foreign Minister expressed readiness and full cooperation from his office in making the visit fruitful.

During the meeting, Foreign Minister and Saudi Envoy discussed and reviewed various issues of the existing and prospective investment initiatives including power and renewable energy sectors and new proposals under consideration from Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh.

The Foreign Minister stated that his office was ready to push forward any issues/proposals from Saudi side in making headways.

While reflecting on the current energy/oil crisis in view of the Russia- Ukraine war, Momen stated that Bangladesh needed brotherly gesture from Saudi Arabia in meeting its energy need and urged the Ambassador to look into the possible Saudi investment in the LNG sector. 

The Saudi Envoy stated that he would take up the issue with the concerned Saudi stakeholders.

Foreign Minister Momen appreciated the progress and development under the present leadership and welcomed the recent appointment of the Saudi Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Congratulating the new leadership for his dynamic role for the Muslim world, he stated that our people were looking forward to according a warm welcome to the Prime Minister to Bangladesh.

Welcoming the proposal, the Saudi Ambassador underlined the need for the Foreign Minister to undertake a visit to Saudi Arabia which is overdue.

The Saudi Ambassador expressed his gratitude to the Foreign Minister for his continuous support and guidance to take forward the bilateral engagements to new heights including Bangladesh’s valuable support to Saudi Arabia in the multilateral forum.