Bangladesh and South Korea on Thursday agreed to explore ways to elevate their comprehensive partnership to the next level to mark the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
At the third Foreign Ministry Consultations (FMC) held at State guesthouse Padma, the two countries also agreed to deepen cooperation in trade and investment, infrastructure development, human resources development, defence, agriculture, fisheries and biotechnology, and regional and global issues of common interest and concern, including global peace and security, climate change.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and 1st Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea Choi Jong Kun led respective delegation at the consultations.
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Highly praising Bangladesh’s development successes including graduation from LDC under the astute leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Korean vice-minister assured to continue their development cooperation to Bangladesh’s priority sectors.
South Korea also agreed to extend cooperation in diverse areas, including capacity building in frontier technology and cyber security, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), shipbuilding, and clean energy.