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Fischer lauds Dhaka's role in regional coopeation

UNB, Dhaka
Germany has appreciated Bangladesh’s role in fostering regional cooperation in South Asia and also in the United Nations (UN) through participation in peacekeeping missions in different troubled pockets of the world.
The appreciation came when the visiting German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer called on Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at her office yesterday.
He said Bangladesh is one of the largest democracies in the world but it is very important to maintain economic development, peace and
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stability and fight against terrorism.
On the international issues, particularly the burning one of Iraq, the German foreign minister said he was optimistic following the UN Resolution 1546 on the Iraq situation.
Fischer noted that the Iraq situation remained "complicated" and the international community should remain engaged in ensuring democracy in Iraq.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting with the prime minister. Foreign Secretary Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury said die German minister termed Bangladesh the largest democracy with Muslim majority in the world.
Fischer appreciated Bangladesh’s vibrant civil society and independent press.
The German Foreign Minister billed economic, trade and other relations between the two countries "excellent and impressive" and observed that there was scope for furtherdevelopmcnt.
Welcoming Fischer, Khaleda expressed the hope that his visit would further consolidate the existing friendly relations between the two countries.
"Bangladesh is a moderate Muslim country where people of all religions are equal," the prime minister told the visiting dignitary duringthediscussion.
She listed her government's development programmes aimed at poverty alleviation, increasing literacy, particularly of girls, and generating employment.
Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan and German Ambassador in Dhaka Dietrich Andreas were present during the meeting.