Dhaka keen to sign PTA with Male; 2 MoUs signed
Bangladesh has expressed its interest to enter into a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with the Maldives within the purview of the WTO provisions, with a view to harnessing the trade potentials.
The two countries observed that there is more potential for increased bilateral trade and noted the absence of a formal trade agreement between Bangladesh and Maldives, reports UNB.
Bangladesh and the Maldives have also agreed to establish the Joint Commission for Comprehensive Cooperation led by the two Foreign Ministers and the annual Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) through signing relevant MoUs during the upcoming visit of Maldives’ President to Bangladesh in March.
Bangladesh has expressed its interest to enter into a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Maldives within the purview of the WTO provisions, to harness the trade potentials. The two countries observed that there is more potential for increased bilateral trade and noted the absence of a formal trade agreement between Bangladesh and Maldives.
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 09 Feb 2021 07:45 PM BdST
Updated: 09 Feb 2021 07:45 PM BdST
The government has signed two Memoranda of Understanding or MoU with the Maldives, including a framework for recruiting human resources from Bangladesh and regularisation of undocumented expatriate workers in the archipelago. );
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Maldives Foreign Secretary Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed signed the deals on Tuesday in Dhaka on the sidelines of the visit of the country’s Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid.
The other MoU is on cooperation between Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy and the Foreign Service Institute of Maldives.
Expatriates’ Welfare Secretary Ahmed Munirus Saleheen signed the MoU on human resources placement while FSA Rector Syed Masud Mahmood Khundoker signed the other.
Uniindia: Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNI) Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid is scheduled to pay an official visit to Bangladesh on February 8-11, upon invitation of Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen.
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is coming on a three-day visit to Dhaka today as the two countries are working to strengthen bilateral relations. During the visit, Abdullah Shahid will hold a bilateral meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen on February 9, says a statement of the foreign ministry. Momen and Shahid will also witness the signing of an MoU