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Dhaka to work more intensively with Delhi

Foreign minister tells envoys of Saarc, Asean nations

Diplomatic Correspondent
Dhaka is looking forward to working more intensely with the newly elected government of India to take the existing ties between the two countries to greater heights, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has said.
He made the remarks while referring to the just concluded Lok Sabha elections in India at a diplomatic briefing at the state guest house Padma in the capital yesterday.
Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran
was present on the occasion.
Briefing the envoys of Saarc and Asean countries stationed in Dhaka, Ali said the government deeply valued bilateral relations with its South and South East Asian neighbours.
Dhaka would continue to pursue 'good neighbourliness and regionalism' for greater inter-regional economic cooperation and connectivity to benefit people in the region, he added.
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He reaffirmed that the government was very much on track to further intensify cooperation under regional and sub-regional mechanisms, including Saarc, Bimstec and BCIM.
The Saarc and Asean envoys reaffirmed the commitment of their governments to consolidate political and economic relations with Bangladesh under the regional cooperation framework of Saarc, Asean
and Bimstec.
The Asean ambassadors expressed their deep desire to enhance cooperation with the present government in the areas of trade, power, infrastructure and shipping.
They also stated that the promotion of'Asean Dhaka Committee' (a forum of Asean ambassadors) is a testimony to Asean's continued engagement with Bangladesh.
Ambassadors and high commissioners from 14 Saarc and Asean coun-
tries, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam attended the briefing.
PM's Political Affairs Adviser HT Imam, International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque, among others, were present during the briefing.