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PM to lead delegation to CHOGM

Meet on Nou 27-29 in Trinidad

UNB, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lead a delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad and Tobago from November 27-29 where the global challenges of climate change, poverty and financial crisis will be discussed.
The 3-day summit will be held in the city of Port of Spain with the participation of 53 member states to discuss the current global and Commonwealth issues and the collective policies and initiatives.
Speaking at a roundtable titled Modernisation and Reform of the Commonwealth', Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said the Commonwealth's strength lies in unity. Commonwealth countries have differences in race, ethnicity and religion, but are united for the common values of pluralism, liberalism, democracy, legal system and political institutions.
“Bangladesh is fully committed to all these values," she told the roundtable organised by Media Initiative for Public Policy (MIPP).
The minister said Bangladesh is steadily contributing to different Commonwealth bodies including Ministerial Action Group. Foundation, Parliamentary Association, Business Council, Fund for Technical Cooperation and Youth Forum.
Dipu Moni said the member states made a commitment to ensure freedom and democracy, peace, the rule of law, and eradicate poverty and inequalities.
"In the Commonwealth, we need more common actions and efforts, greater unity of focus and collective efforts," she said.
Former Foreign Secretary Shamser Mobin Chowdhury, acting British High Commissioner Duncan Norman, acting Indian High Commissioner Mukta Tomar, acting Pakistan High Commissioner Afzal Mahmud and Shareen Srabon Tilottoma, representative from the Commonwealth Youth Programme spoke at the seminar.
Dr Mizanur Rahman Shelly, a leading think tank, moderated the seminar which was presided over by MIPP president and AP Bureau Chief Farid Hossain.
Shamser M o b i n Chowdhury said the CHOGM should focus on the climate change issues that affect most of the Commonwealth member states and will leave a huge number of climate change refugees.
Chowdhury hoped that Sheikh Hasina in her statement will strongly voice the concern of Bangladesh to be worst affected by the changing climate and seek technological assistance.
Mukta Tomar said 49 of the 53-member Commonwealth are developing countries facing conflicts, poverty, hunger, food and energy scarcity and menace of terrorism and a common political will and collective efforts can resolve it.