DHAKA, March 18, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh and the Maldives today signed four
Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) to boost cooperation between the two
countries in different areas including fisheries and cultural affairs.
The MoUs were signed at the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital in
presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Maldivian President Ibrahim
Mohamed Solih.
PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the signing
ceremony.
The Mous signed are – MoU on joint commission for comprehensive
cooperation (JCC), MoU on bilateral foreign office consultations (FOC), MoU
on cooperation in the field of fisheries and pelagic fishing and MoU on
cultural exchange programme (CEP) for 2022-2025.
The signing ceremony was held following the bilateral talks between the
two sides led by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Maldivian
president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at the PMO.
The MoU on joint commission for comprehensive cooperation (JCC) was signed
by Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK abdul Momen and the Maldivian Foreign
Minister Abdulla Shahid.
The MoU on bilateral foreign office consultations (FOC) has been signed by
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed.
The MoU on cooperation in the field of fisheries and pelagic fishing was
signed by Bangladesh Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim and
Minister of Economic Development of the Maldives Fayyaz Ismail.
While the MoU on cultural exchange programme (CEP) for 2022-2025 was
signed by State Minister for Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh KM Khalid and the
Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid.
Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih arrived here on Wednesday
morning to attend the celebrations of the birth anniversary of Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of the
country’s independence.
His wife, First Lady Madam Fazna Ahmed, is accompanying him.