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Meeting between diplomats from EU member states, CA underway
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus
Dhaka, Dec 09 -The meeting between diplomats representing 27 European countries, stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi, and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is underway.
The meeting started at 12 pm at the CA’s office, according to CA’s press wing.
Earlier on Sunday, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director General (Public Diplomacy wing) Mohammad Rafiqul Alam said both sides will explore new areas of cooperation, in addition to discussion on the Rohingya crisis, GSP+ facilities in the post-LDC era and partnership and cooperation pact with Bangladesh.
The European Union (EU’s) trade relations with Bangladesh are based on unilateral trade preferences granted by the EU since 2001 under the GSP Everything but Arms (EBA) duty-, quota-free market access arrangement for the LDCs.
This is the first time when 27 ambassadors from the European Union will come together to discuss with the government.
The reason for this meeting is to express the EU's support and develop high-level cooperation in the economic field.
Twenty ambassadors from 20 European countries are based in New Delhi and seven in Dhaka.-UNB