Mauritius PM impressed with the achievements of Bangladesh

Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has said he is highly impressed with the success stories of Bangladesh while expressing his admiration for the current leadership and the hard-working people of the South Asian country.

He made the praiseworthy words when the newly appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner Mauritius Zokey Ahad paid a courtesy call on him on Wednesday (10 July).

The prime minister of Mauritius and Bangladesh envoy discussed the potential opportunities for both countries to deepen cooperation in different areas, with particular emphasis on trade, investment and employment.

They discussed issues of mutual interest including exchanges of high-level visits, business delegation, visa facilitation, trade and commerce, investment, agriculture, education and labour issues etc.

While discussing labour issues the High Commissioner of Bangladesh emphasised on the importance of recruiting more manpower from Bangladesh. The Prime Minister assured the High Commissioner of his all-possible cooperation in this regard.

Both discussed strengthening bilateral relations in an extremely cordial atmosphere. He also agreed with the High Commissioner to work with Bangladesh High Commission closely to finalize the pending MoUs and Agreements.

Zokey Ahad called on the Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister for Rodrigues, Outer Islands and Territorial Integrity also on Wednesday (10 July).

The prime minister warmly welcomed the Bangladesh high commissioner at his place and both expressed their deep satisfaction over the excellent bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Mauritius.

The high commissioner extended his sincere thanks to the Mauritius PM for receiving him at his office. During the meeting, a number of issues concerning the common interest of both the countries were highlighted.

In reply, High Commissioner Zokey Ahad conveyed warm greetings to the prime minister of Mauritius on behalf of the prime minister of Bangladesh. He assured of his best effort in strengthening the existing friendly relations between the two countries, and promoting bilateral relations as well as cooperation to a new level.

The relationship between the two countries is based on historical bondage and ethnic ties.

Both the countries hold identical views on the socio-cultural aspect. Furthermore, the values and ethos of peoples of the two countries are common in nature. The two countries are supporting each other on many major regional and international issues.

The Bangladesh high commissioner briefed the prime minister of Mauritius about the present government’s remarkable achievements under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in attaining economic self-reliance including sustained GDP growth even during the pandemic, poverty eradication, women empowerment and others sectors and highlighted the successes achieved by Bangladesh in the recent years in the domestic political, economic and social sectors as well as in the international arena.

During the meeting, senior officers from the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of Mauritius were present. Md Jahangir Alam, first secretary (Political) and HOC, and Md Asaduzzaman, first secretary (Labour), also attended the meeting.