Dhaka, Oct 21, 2018 (BSS) – Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali has urged newly formed P4G (Partnering for Green Growth a Global Goals 2030) to promote new and innovative business opportunities through transferring technologies among the partner countries.
He made the call during the High-Level Dialogue of the 1st P4G Summit held in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 19 to 20 2018, according to a message received here today.
Ali said Bangladesh, being one of the most vulnerable countries due to the adverse impact of climate change, finds strong attachment with the core values of the newly formed global alliance of P4G.
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rusmussen inaugurated the Summit attended by, among others, Heads of State or Government of Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Ethiopia, the Netherlands and Ministers from China, Japan and other countries.
The summit has already been marked as ground breaking summit to contributing momentum in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals as enshrined in 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to address the commitment made in Paris Climate Agreement.
Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali is leading a thirteen-member Bangladesh delegation, both from public and private sector to the Summit.
Meanwhile a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Minister and the Danish counterpart Anders Samuelsen has taken place in the side-line of the summit where entire gamut of bilateral relations including Rohingya issue has been discussed.
Later, in presence of Danish media, both the Foreign Ministers put ink on a framework G2G MoU in relation to Danish support to the dairy sector in Bangladesh on a platform for Public Private Participation.
Another B2B MOU was signed between Milk vita Bangladesh and Danish dairy giant Arla Foods to promote collaboration to achieve sustainability in the Dairy sector of Bangladesh through business sector.
Senior Secretary of Rural Development and Cooperatives S M Ghulam Farooque, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Denmark Muhammad A Muhith, Director General, West Europe & EU of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Khorshed Alam Khastagir, Managing Director, Milk vita Mohammad Atahr Ali were also present during the MoU signing ceremony.