Saudi's Aramco keen to build refinery in Bangladesh
“We are talking about Aramco, the biggest oil company in the world. They are willing to come to Bangladesh to build a refinery here,” says Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan
Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company, Aramco, is willing to build an oil refinery in Bangladesh, which will help produce petroleum products for the country and for the region, said Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan today (5 January).
"We are talking about Aramco, the biggest oil company in the world. They are willing to come to Bangladesh to build a refinery here," he said, describing how such a refinery will have a positive impact on the Bay of Bengal region.
Speaking at a report launching ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ambassador recalled the time when Aramco, with a big delegation, visited Bangladesh thrice between the years 2016-2018.
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He noted that nobody was interested then, adding, "But we will not talk about the past. We will talk about the future."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the launching ceremony of the report titled "Enhancing Saudi-Bangladesh Economic Engagement: Trends, Key Challenges & Long-term Growth Prospects" at its auditorium.
Finance and Science and Technology Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed spoke as the chief guest while Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain joined as the special guest at the launching ceremony presided over by Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin.
The foreign affairs ministry's Secretary (East) Md Nazrul Islam, delivered welcome remarks, and Chairman and CEO of Policy Exchange M Masrur Reaz made a presentation on the salient features of the report.
