State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has expressed satisfaction over the signing of the Mecca Route Initiative agreement with Saudi Arabia.

The agreement will enable the pre-immigration process of Hajj in Dhaka, offering Bangladeshi pilgrims ease of travel and relief to perform Hajj in Islam's holiest cities.

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During his meeting with visiting Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Dr Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Dawood at a hotel in Dhaka on Sunday, the state minister also shared Bangladesh's interest in buying Arabian crude oil from Saudi Arabia.

The state minister welcomed the deputy interior minister and thanked him for undertaking this visit.

They exchanged views on various bilateral issues of mutual interest.

Both sides recalled the existing excellent bilateral relations between the two countries and underlined the need to work together in all areas of cooperation for the mutual benefit of the two peoples.

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The state minister briefed the visiting deputy interior minister on the situation arising out of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals currently sheltered in Bangladesh and sought continued cooperation and support from Saudi Arabia for an early and sustainable solution to the crisis.