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Rohingya, labour market to get priority in PM’s Germany, UAE visits: FM
DHAKA, Feb 13, 2019 (BSS) – The ongoing Rohingya crisis and creating new
job opportunities for Bangladeshi workers will get top priority during Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit in Germany and the UAE respectively starting
from tomorrow.
The Prime Minister will discuss Rohingya and regional security issues at
different sessions of Munich security conference in Germany, Foreign Minister
Dr AK Abdul Momen said while talking to newsmen at a press briefing at
Foreign Affairs Ministry here today.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave home tomorrow for Germany in
her maiden overseas tour in the third consecutive term in office to attend
the 55th Munich Security Conference to be held from February 15 to 17.
Over 25 heads of states or governments are going to take part in the
conference.
On the sideline of the conference, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold
bilateral meeting with different world leaders including, German Chancellor
Dr Angela Merkel.
“Rohingya crisis and other major bilateral issues between Bangladesh and
Germany, including trade and diversified investment, are likely to be
discussed during the meeting between our Prime Minister and German
Chancellor,” Dr Momen said.
The foreign minister expressed his hope that the meeting between the two
leaders will expedite the bilateral relations as Germany is the largest
export market for Bangladesh in Europe and Berlin is providing important
political and humanitarian support to Dhaka since Rohingya crisis is
prevailing.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend as panellist at “Climate Change as
a Security Threat” and ‘Health Security Roundtable’ sessions of the
conference that has been termed as the ‘Best Think Tank Conference’ on global
security discussion across the world.
Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the conference as an invitee
in 2017 as the first ever any head of state or government of Bangladesh.
“It’s a matter of pride for Bangladesh diplomacy,” Dr Momen said.
The Bangladesh Premier will also hold meetings with Joe Kaeser, President
and CEO of Siemens AG and Hans Wolfgang Kunz, CEO of Veridos.
“German based Siemens has proposed to make a large investment in
Bangladesh power sector and there is a possibility to sign a Joint
Development Agreement (JDA) in this regards during the visit,” Momen said.
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