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one lakh tonnes of US wheat for shipment in December 1972 and January 1973.

FM’S EASTERN EUROPE TOUR CONTINUES

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad reached Sofia yesterday on an official visit. He declared upon his arrival at the airport that he was most satisfied with his talks with leaders of other socialist countries he had visited recently. Samad expressed warm sentiments of his people towards Bulgaria. The Bulgarian people, the minister said, supported Bangladesh’s liberation struggle with a great deal of sincerity and honesty, for which the newborn country is grateful. Bulgaria was one of the first states to establish diplomatic relations with the country immediately after liberation. Azad hoped that this visit would lead to further expansion of the already established friendly relations between the two countries, he added.

SOURCES: November 12, 1972 issues of Bangladesh Observer, Dainik Bangla and Dainik Ittefaq.