A Bangladesh delegation led by Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood paid a courtesy call on Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb on Tuesday.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and Bangladesh Ambassador to Algeria accompanied the delegation.

They discussed a wide range of issues to further advance bilateral relations for the mutual benefit of Bangladesh and Algeria, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood said there was a huge scope for cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, agriculture, fertilisers, education, science, technology, sports and culture.

He called for enhancing trade and investment in the energy sector for the benefit of the people of the two countries.

The Energy Minister urged the Algerian authorities to collaborate in organising knowledge-sharing and training programmes for engineers and experts in this field.

State Minister Kobir expressed satisfaction over the signing of the MoU on cooperation in the field of hydrocarbons between Bangladesh and Algeria.

He commented that this engagement had opened a new horizon for Bangladesh to import LNG, LPG and other petroleum products from Algeria under a G2G mechanism and created avenues for adopting best practices in developing LNG infrastructure and exploring coal and gas fields in Bangladesh.

Kobir stressed the importance of exchanging high-level visits to further consolidate the existing bilateral relations between the two countries.

The Prime Minister of Algeria said the Algerian government attached due importance to further enhancing bilateral relations with Bangladesh.

He said there was ample scope for complementarity in trade, commerce, and investment between the two brotherly countries.