Description:
"The UK and Bangladesh held their second Strategic Dialogue on 15 March 2018, at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London. The dialogue involved a fruitful exchange of views on political and bilateral issues, economic and development cooperation, security and defence cooperation, and exchanges on current global issues, including the Rohingya crisis. The UK commended Bangladesh for hosting over one million forcibly displaced Burmese nationals. Bangladesh welcomed the UK?s assurance that it remains committed to keeping the international spotlight on the Rohingya crisis, and to supporting Bangladesh in its humanitarian response and the voluntary, safe, and dignified return of the Rohingya to Burma.
The Strategic Dialogue was led by Permanent Under-Secretary of the UK?s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Simon McDonald, and his Bangladeshi counterpart, Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque of the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs..."
Source/publisher:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office via "Progressive Voice"
Date of Publication:
2018-03-16
Date of entry:
2018-03-24
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
