Bangladesh and Pakistan on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation across various sectors, with a shared resolve to advance partnerships that would benefit their peoples.
Minister for Petroleum of Pakistan Ali Pervaiz Malik paid a courtesy call on Foreign Affairs Adviser of Bangladesh Md Touhid Hossain at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and discussed issues of mutual interest.
The Pakistani Minister is on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh leading the Pakistan delegation at the 9th Meeting of Bangladesh-Pakistan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) which was held in Dhaka on Monday.
During the meeting, the Adviser welcomed the visiting Pakistani Minister and congratulated him on the successful completion of the 9th Meeting of JEC.
He noted that the JEC would help identify new areas of economic cooperation and give fresh impetus to trade and investment.