Dhaka keen to sign PTA with Male
Two MoUs signed
11th February, 2021 10:23:00
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 Compre-hensive 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.
Joint Communiqué on the visit of Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid to Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent
11th February, 2021 12:02:17
The Communiqué came after the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives Abdulla Shahid held a bilateral meeting wit his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen.
1. At the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh H. E. Dr. A. K Abdul Momen, MP, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives H. E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid made an official visit to Bangladesh on 8-11 February 2021. The Foreign Minister of Maldives was accompanied by the Foreign Secretary of Maldives H. E. Mr. Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed and Joint Secretary Ms. Fathimath Ghina of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives.
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.
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.
FM Shahid and UN Resident Coordinator Catherine Haswell signed the agreement on Thursday
Foreign Ministry
Maldives has signed a project document with the United Nations in the Maldives, enabling the island nation to recover better from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The project document titled “Protecting Women and Children: Digitalizing and Streamlining Social Services and Creating a Unified Platform for National Care” was signed by Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid and the United Nations Resident Coordinator Catherine Haswell during a ceremony held at the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
The project aims to link progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in the Maldives road to recovery from Covid-19.