Desk Report
Publish: 09 Oct 2021, 12:27 pm
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines || Photo: Collected
Romania government has announced donating 200,000 AstraZeneca Covid-19
vaccines to Bangladesh.
The declaration came while Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen held
official talks with his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu in Bucharest on
Friday, a foreign ministry press release said.
During the meeting, the two ministers took stock of the various aspects
of bilateral ties as well as discussed important regional and multilateral issues
of mutual interest.
This is first official visit to Bucharest at the level of Foreign
Minister since the independence of Bangladesh.
Both the foreign ministers expressed deep satisfaction over the current progress
of bilateral engagements between the two friendly countries.
Bangladesh foreign minister put emphasis on the initiatives of the two countries
to boost the volume of bilateral trade at the expected level.
He urged the Romanian investors and companies to enter into joint
ventures or cent percent owned business ventures in the 100 special economic
zones, which are currently being set up in Bangladesh as well as in High-Tech
Parks.
Dr. Momen also sought support from Romania in questions of GSP
facilities in European market.
The two foreign ministers consented on extending cooperation in the
areas of education and culture while the possibilities of sending skilled, unskilled
manpower from Bangladesh to Romania have also been discussed.
Bangladesh foreign minister apprised Bogdan of the latest developments
and the measures taken by Bangladesh government for the rehabilitation of the forcibly
displaced Myanmar nationals.
Dr Momen sought the active cooperation of Romania and the international community
to ensure the repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to their
homeland.
The Romanian foreign minister praised the efforts taken by Bangladesh towards
the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals and assured possible assistance of
Romania in this regard.
They exchanged opinions and experiences on cooperation in different international
and regional fora between Bangladesh and Romania.
Bogdan thanked Bangladesh for a robust cooperation in different International
organizations.
Dr. Momen reiterated the strong admiration of the people of Bangladesh
for the Romanian due to the valued support and contribution received from the people
of Romania during the Liberation War in 1971.
He invited his counterpart to visit Bangladesh along with a business delegation
while his Romanian counterpart accepted the invitation.
After the meeting, a memorandum of Understanding on "Foreign Office
Consultation" between the two foreign ministries has been signed by the
two ministers.
At the end of the bilateral official talks, both the foreign ministers
took part at a joint press conference.
In the afternoon, Dr Momen visited the University of Politehnica of Bucharest
(UPB), the largest Technical University not only in Romania but also in the
whole East European region.
During his meeting with the Rector, they discussed various aspects of cooperation
in the field of education between the two countries.
In presence of Dr. Momen, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
the Bangladesh Embassy in Romania and the University of Polythcnica of
Bucharest related to "Promotion of the UPB Excellence Scholarship
Program" has been inked by the Rector of the University and the Ambassador
of Bangladesh.
This MoU will create opportunities for Bangladeshi students to pursue
their higher study in technical field in UPB with the university scholarship.
The rector of the university announced four scholarships for Bangladeshi
students which will be increased in the coming years.
Dr. Momen invited the rector to visit Bangladesh to attend the Peace Conference to be held in Dhaka on 4-6 December next year.
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