Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said they are trying to identify those who were involved in leaking a “cipher message” recently and described the incident as “very unfortunate.”
“It did not damage the national interest but we are trying to identify who did the misdeed,” he said today while responding to a question at an event titled ‘DCAB Talk’.
Momen said they take action when such incidents happen but now they have nothing to say other than finding it to be “sad”.
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“It is very unfortunate. At times, some things are being made public which were not supposed to be made public. This is very sad. Those involved in dealing with these secret documents should be more careful,” Momen said.
He said no one can get access to documents at foreign ministries of other countries without prior permission. For example, he said none can get access to the US Department of State without prior permission.
Momen said, here, people get into rooms anytime. “We are yet to do it (restrictions like other countries). Maybe in the future we will do it.”
Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) hosted the event at the Foreign Service Academy. DCAB President Rezaul Karim Lotus and General Secretary Emrul Kayesh also spoke on the occasion.
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