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Last updated: 9th August 2022

Press Release

US Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Ambassador Michele J. Sison calls on Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen

Dhaka, 08 August 2022:

US Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Ambassador Michele J. Sison, called on the Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) Ambassador Masud Bin Momen this (Monday, 8 August 2022) afternoon. Ambassador Michele Sison expressed her felicitations on the 50 years celebration of Bangladesh-USA diplomatic relations. Referring to the robust multilateral engagements between the two countries, both the dignitaries candidly discussed various multilateral issues of mutual interests.

They exchanged views on the priority issues, particularly in the UN and other international organizations, including peacekeeping operations, food security, global health emergencies, climate resilience, human rights, and the Rohingya issue. Ambassador Sison highly appreciated Bangladesh’s humanitarian gesture extended to the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs). In this context, Foreign Secretary Ambassador Masud Bin Momen said that Bangladesh does not subscribe to any idea of long-term hosting of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh and urged the international community to focus on their immediate safe return to Myanmar.

Ambassador Michele Sison praised Bangladesh’s tremendous success in countrywide COVID-19 vaccination, ensuring food security, and Bangladesh’s contributions in peacekeeping operations (PKO), particularly women’s participation in the PKOs. Both also discussed the upcoming elections in the multilateral fora.

After the call on, Ambassador Michele Sison attended a luncheon hosted by the Foreign Secretary in her honour.

Earlier, a discussion session between the senior officials from the different ministries of the government and the US delegation led by the Assistant Secretary Ambassador Sison was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They exchanged views on peacekeeping operations, food security, global health, climate change, human rights and Rohingya crisis and possible repatriation, G77 dynamics, and Bangladesh-US partnership in the UNESCAP.

The delegation led by Ambassador Sison also attended a roundtable discussion at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) in the afternoon.

2022-08-08

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