Bangladesh, Türkiye keen on diversifying bilateral trade
Two countries believe an end to the Ukraine War will help cut global fuel, food prices, facilitating economic growth of developing world
Bangladesh and Türkiye are keen to increase bilateral trade by diversifying trade commodities.
On the third day of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Türkiye, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud called on Hakan Fidan, the West Asian nation's foreign minister, on Sunday.
Hasan Mahmud proposed for a contract farming between the two countries, in which Bangladeshi farmers and experts will do seasonal cultivation in Türkiye and travel back to Bangladesh after yield.
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Bangladesh and Türkiye also hoped that the war in Ukraine would end soon and thus the price of fuel, LNG and crop would come down, which is now essential to economic growth of both the countries as well as the developing world.
The Turkish foreign minister wished to examine the issue and hoped to discuss it during the next Foreign Office Consultation to be held in Dhaka next July.
Hasan Mahmud thanked his counterpart for successfully organising the Antalya Diplomacy Forum where 70 foreign and other ministers and 9 Heads of State attended.
He conveyed the foreign minister of Türkiye the appreciation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to invite her to the Forum by Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and handed over the return letter of the prime minister to the Turkish president.
In the meeting, Hasan mentioned about the excellent relations between the two brotherly peoples, and expressed his felicitation in the celebration of 100 years of Independence of Türkiye and the 50 years of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Türkiye.
He said, "The warm bonds of friendship are constantly growing."
He said the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was strongly inspired by the struggle of Kemal Ataturk, the Father of the Nation of Türkiye.
Haka Fidan sought to work together with Bangladesh in important regional and global affairs.
He assured his country's continued support to the cause of Rohingya repatriation to their homeland, Myanmar.
The Bangladesh foreign expected that Istanbul will play a greater role to stop the Israeli atrocities in Gaza.
Director General of the East Europe Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Shah Ahmed Shafi and Bangladesh Ambassador to Türkiye M Amanul Huq were present at the meeting.
