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Partnership talks with US Sept 19-20

Security, trade ties on agenda

Rezaul Karim
Bangladesh and the United States will hold a comprehensive partnership dialogue in Washington on September 19-20 to discuss the security, trade and development ties between the two countries.
A host of topics would also be discussed at the first ever Bangladesh-US Partnership Dialogue at foreign secretary/under secretary of state level.
But the issues related to security, trade and development ties will dominate the meet, diplomatic sources said.
At the dialogue, Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy R Sherman will lead the delegations of their respective countries.
The dialogue will be
FROM PAGE 20 held following signing of a Joint Declaration on Bangladesh-US Partnership Dialogue on May 5 in Dhaka during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit.
The declaration aims to deepen the partnership in addressing bilateral, regional and global issues to the mutual benefit of both countries.
Official sources said a wide range of issues will be discussed for broader collaboration on a strong bilateral development partnership focused on joint development priorities, including food security, maternal and child health, family planning, climate change, strengthening democracy, youth and women's empowerment, among others.
They said the US side will raise the matter on early conclusion of Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ticfa), which has remained unresolved for last four years over labour standard issue.
Security, another important agenda for discussion, will basically focus on cooperation in combating terrorism, counter-terrorism, military to military cooperation, violent extremism, and transnational crime, such as narcotics trafficking, piracy, and trafficking in persons and arms.
Issues on respect for human rights, inclusion and resilience of Bangladesh society, maintaining a robust civil society, democracy, women's empowerment, Grameen Bank, role of media etc will be included in development agenda.
Official sources said on the first day of the two-day meet, there would be separate meetings on different agenda, while on the second day there will be comprehensive meeting where vital issues like security will dominate the talks.
Besides, militaries of the two countries will hold a technical level meeting scheduled to be held in Hawaii on September 26-27 to discuss peacekeeping and peace building initiatives.