Dhaka, 23.07.2020

Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen sought support of Saudi Arabia to create a voluntary OIC COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund by OIC willing member countries.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud called Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen yesterday.

Foreign Minister requested Prince Faisal to employ Bangladeshi workers in the agriculture sector of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Momen also requested public and private investors of Saudi Arabia to invest in the livestock sector in Bangladesh to process beef and chicken. The Foreign Minister also requested his Saudi counterpart to import halal beef and chicken from Bangladesh. In addition, Dr. Momen appraised Prince Faisal about Bangladesh’s capacity to produce good quality PPEs and expressed Bangladesh’s capacity to export them.

Dr. Momen sought Saudi support in repatriating 1.1 Rohingyas who were forcefully displaced from Myanmar to Bangladesh. 

Saudi Foreign Minister enquired about the COVID situation in Bangladesh. Dr. Momen briefed Prince Faisal about the current COVID situation in Bangladesh.