Bangladesh Embassy in Turkey Launches Economic Diplomacy Symposium

The Bangladesh embassy in Turkey has launched the three-day ‘First Economic Diplomacy Symposium’ at the Bijoy 71 Auditorium of the chancery complex, reports UNB.

Earlier, Bangladesh Ambassador Mosud Mannan inaugurated a photography exhibition on Bangladesh’s development activities, highlighting the mega projects at the Bijoy 71 Foyer.

During the inauguration, D-8 secretary-general ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam and members of the Bangladesh community were present.

At the beginning of the symposium, minister and deputy chief of mission Shahnaz Gazi welcomed the guests.

Ambassador Mosud Mannan gave his welcome speech and expressed his gratitude to the dignitaries for their participation.

‘Economic diplomacy is functional at four levels – bilateral, regional, multilateral and cultural. Bilateral economic diplomacy plays a major role in economic relations. It includes bilateral trade and treaty, agreements on investment, employment or avoidance of double taxation, and a range of formal and informal economic issues between two countries,’ he said.

‘Bilateral free trade agreements have been the order of the day, being implemented by many countries around the world. The main task of economic diplomacy is to achieve optimum benefits, from the viewpoint of serving national interests, focusing on a country’s economic potential and geo-economic position. To ensure maximum outcomes cultural diplomacy can be applied to attract foreign countries and their people to the products of Bangladesh.’

Isiaka Abdulqadir and President of OSTIM Orhan Aydin delivered their addresses welcoming this new initiative of the Bangladesh embassy followed by the keynote speaker Güven Sak, managing director of TEPAV.

After that, Ankara University assistant professor Moynul Ahsan discussed the importance of modern land management for the development of Bangladesh.

Zobayer Ahmed, a researcher at Selçuk University, discussed the role of the banking sector in the development of the national economy of Bangladesh.

Shahnaz Gazi spoke about climate change in Bangladesh.

President of Ankara Pharmacist’s Association Taner Ercanli talked about the pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh.

Sakarya University professor Muhammad Salah Uddin discussed the sustainable development of Bangladesh.

The International Labour Organization Turkey representative Nuran Torun Atiş spoke about human skill development.