The FBCCI Senior Vice President Mostofa Azad Chowdhury on Monday said the federation is looking to enhance bilateral trade relations and investment opportunities between Bangladesh and Mozambique.

“Both Bangladesh and Mozambique occupy a strategic position as business hubs and could benefit from a more robust trade and economic partnership,” he said while presiding over a discussion meeting with the Mozambique Business Delegation at the FBCCI.

Mostofa said, “Our presence in Africa is mostly due to the large contribution of our peacekeeping forces. But now we are trying to increase business ties with the southern economic bloc by enhancing trade and investment.”

The delegation was led by the Director General for Asia and Oceania of Mozambique Jose Matsinha.

He said, "There is huge potential in economic relations between Mozambique and Bangladesh. We’re here in Bangladesh to see which area we both can work on."

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Jose Matsinha said, “We can get experience from Bangladesh in strategic areas with mutual interest. We have a large amount of land and plenty of water in Mozambique but we lack expertise. Bangladesh can help us in the agriculture sector.”

He also praised the Bangladeshi peacekeepers who worked in Mozambique.

High Commissioner of Mozambique to India Ermindo Ferreira, Director General (Bangladesh’s foreign wing) for Africa Md. Tarikul Islam, representative of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (of Mozambique) Jose Fernando Messias, Mozambican Investment, and Export Promotion Agency Dique Francisco Bacar, and FBCCI Directors, among others, were present on the occasion.