Bilateral meeting between Foreign Ministers of Bangladesh and Bahrain in Manama

Bilateral meeting between Foreign Minister of Bangladesh A K Abdul Momen and Foreign Minister of Bahrain Abdullatiff bin Rashid Al-Zayani held in Manama, Bahrain on Friday (Nov 18).

Foreign Minister Momen led the delegation of Bangladesh. Secretary (East) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Ambassador Mashfee Binte Shams, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain Md Nazrul Islam and other concerned officials attended the meeting as delegation members.

It is notable that, at the invitation of Foreign Minister of Bahrain, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen is visiting Bahrain, said the Foreign Ministry on Saturday.

Foreign Minister of Bahrain thanked Momen for his visit to Bahrain while the Bangladesh Foreign Minister thanked the Government of Bahrain for hosting a large number of Bangladeshi expatriates living in Bahrain.

He briefed Bahrain Foreign Minister about socio economic development in Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He requested Bahrain Foreign Minister for recruiting more skilled/semi skilled workers including IT professionals from Bangladesh.

They discussed about mutual exchange of land for construction of Embassy  chancery buildings.

Foreign Minister thanked his counterpart for the cooperation of Bahrain government for Bangladesh community school in Manama.

Bahrain Foreign Minister appreciates Bangladesh government for mutual support for each other candidates in international forums.

They discussed for strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, economy, culture and tourism including easing visa for stranded expatriate due to COVID pandemic, their family members and for visitors. Foreign Minister Momen invited Bahrain Foreign Minister to visit Bangladesh.

The Minister gladly accepted the invitation to visit Bangladesh in near future. Foreign Minister Momen will also attend Manama dialogue on 18-19 November 2022.