Bangladesh has proposed that Azerbaijan can be a good source of natural gas import for Bangladesh and also proposed to sign an MoU in this regard to which the Azerbaijan side responded positively.
The first round of Foreign Office Consultations ( FOC) between Bangladesh and Azerbaijan was held on June 14 at Baku, Azerbaijan.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elnur Mammadov led their respective sides at the FOC.
All aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, including cooperations in trade, investments, educational, cultural, and ICT sectors, were discussed during the meeting.
Both sides stressed the importance of exchanging high-level visits and agreed to expedite works on the pending bilateral instruments.
The Foreign Secretary requested Azerbaijan to import good quality affordable RMG and pharmaceutical products from Bangladesh.
He also urged Azerbaijan to import manpower from Bangladesh.
Both sides also exchanged views on different regional and global issues, including the Russia-Ukraine war, Rohingya crisis, and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh region.