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MOFA-MEETING-BOITHOK
MOFA holds meeting with ASEAN envoys thro Boithok App
DHAKA, June 16, 2021 (BSS) – Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today held a virtual discussion with the Heads of Missions from different ASEAN countries in Dhaka through the Bangladeshi App Boithok.
This is for the first time that the foreign diplomats successfully used the virtual meeting app developed by the ICT Ministry of Bangladesh, a foreign ministry press release said here.
Foreign Secretary welcomed the ASEAN ambassadors to the meeting and said that Bangladesh highly values its relations with the South East Asian countries.
He sought support from the ASEAN countries to Bangladesh’s application for becoming a Sectorial Dialogue Partner.
The ASEAN ambassadors informed that Bangladesh’s application to become ASEAN Sectorial Dialogue partner is under positive consideration at their capitals.
Foreign Secretary reiterated that Bangladesh is keen to expand its ties with the ASEAN countries both in depth and dimension encompassing areas such as trade, investment, physical connectivity, people to people contacts, defense cooperation, academia and track-2 diplomacy.
Secretary (East) Ambassador Mashfee Binte Shams, Secretary (West) Ambassador Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury and Directors General of Myanmar and South East Asia Wings also attended the Boithok meeting.
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