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BSS-34
PRESIDENT-ENVOYS-CREDENTIALS
Six envoys present credentials to President
DHAKA, July 5, 2018 (BSS) – Ambassadors of Croatia and Venezuela, and High
Commissioners of Guyana, Namibia, Nigeria and Zambia to Bangladesh separately
presented their credentials to President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here this
afternoon.
The envoys are: Petar Ljubicic of Croatia, Augusto Montiel of Venezuela, David
Goldwin Pollard of Guyana, Pius Dunaiski of Namibia, Maj Gen Chris Sunday Eze (Rtd)
of Nigeria and Judith Kasashi K. Kangoma-Kapijimpanga of Zambia.
Welcoming the envoys, President Hamid said the foreign policy attaches importance
to bilateral and friendly relations with all, President’s Press Secretary Mohammad
Joynal Abedin told BSS after the ceremony.
Bangladesh always gives priority to the expansion of the bilateral relations in
the field of trade and investment, the President said, hoping that the bilateral
relations with these countries will further be expanded during their respective
assignments here.
Terming Bangladesh a country of huge potentials, Abdul Hamid stressed on availing
all possibilities in the interest of their respective countries and Bangladesh to
boost businesses and trade ties.
“Bangladesh has experienced manpower including physicians, engineers and teachers.
We are always ready to provide those skilled forces on demand of the friendly
country,” he said.
The President also urged the envoys to become a development partner and enhance
people-to-people contact among the countries at bilateral level. The envoys told
Abdul Hamid that they would do everything necessary to increase bilateral
cooperation with Bangladesh in the days to come.
Praising the socio-economic development of Bangladesh, they sought cooperation of
authorities concerned in discharging their duties.
The envoys lauded the government’s initiatives taken for rehabilitating over one
million Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh territory from their Rakhine state homeland
of Myanmar.
The President also sought intensified cooperation from international community so
that the displaced Rohingyas can return to their homeland with dignity and honour.
Secretaries concerned to the President and high officials of the Foreign Ministry
were present.
Earlier, on their arrival at Bangabhaban, a smartly turned-out contingent of the
horse-mounted President Guard Regiment (PGR) gave the envoys guards of honour as
part of the ceremony.
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