Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has discussed ways to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam, Belgium, Sweden and Czech Republic during separate meetings with his counterparts on the sidelines of the Third EU-Indo Pacific Ministerial Forum in Brussels on Friday.
Vietnam Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son extended an invitation of his Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to pay an official visit to Vietnam.
The two foreign ministers also discussed areas of cooperation to strengthen Bangladesh-Vietnam friendly relations. Hasan Mahmud was also invited to visit Vietnam soon.
Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade Hadja Lahbib expressed her interest in strengthening bilateral relations with Bangladesh.
Hasan Mahmud thanked the Belgian government for its continued supporto Bangladesh's development journey.
The Bangladesh foreign minister also met with Czech Republic's Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.
During the bilateral meetings, the foreign minister discussed the issues of mutual interest, including trade and increasing investment in the emerging sector of Bangladesh, plus ways to resolve the Rohingya problem.
The ministers of all four countries responded positively to the foreign minister's requests to increase international pressure on Myanmar.
The foreign minister reiterated that the only solution is to repatriate the Rohingyas to their own country Myanmar with their basic rights.