The new Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Bangladesh Faisal Mutlaq Al Adwani, paid a courtesy call on with the State Minister for Foreign Minister Md. Shahriar Alam, MP today at his office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

 

The State Minister welcomed the Envoy  in his office and congratulated him on  his assumption of new assignment as Ambassador to Bangladesh. He expressed happiness at the excellent bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Kuwait in the political, economic, defense, manpower and trade fields and urged the Ambassador to draw initiatives to strengthen the relationship by exploring new and emerging areas of collaboration including energy and health sectors. He then highlighted some recent transformations that have taken place in Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the socio-economic sectors including the construction of the Padma Bridge, the Karnafulli tunnel, Metro-rail projects; the Express Highway etc. He also urged the Ambassador to undertake visits to various places in the country IT Parks, Economic Zones, etc. to look for investment opportunities in Bangladesh. Upon enquiry of the Ambassador on the Rohingya issue, the State Minister apprised him of the current state of the problem and sought Kuwaiti government’s political and economic support for solving the Rohingya crisis. 

 

The Ambassador commended Bangladesh government’s quest for development and peace in its strides for economic emancipation and appreciated the capable and courageous leadership of the Prime Minister. The Ambassador conveyed the Kuwaiti government’s eagerness to work more closely with Bangladesh in areas of mutual interests. 

 

The Ambassador sought support and cooperation from the State Minister in discharging responsibilities. The State Minister assured him all possible support and cooperation. Earlier, the Ambassador met the Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) in his office where they had discussed and exchanged views on bilateral issues of mutual interests.