Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has laid emphasis on combined efforts among all states to establish a good connectivity in Central and South Asia opening new avenues of cooperation.
Dr Momen was addressing the plenary session titled “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity” of the International Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional connectivity - Challenges and Opportunities” on Friday at Congress Hall in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
He mentioned that Bangladesh has tried to boost the connectivity with its neighboring countries and playing a leading role through the organization called the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), initiating to connect Bangladesh with Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, and Myanmar with the ASEAN and BIMSTEC.
Bangladesh is also trying to engage herself in various connectivity projects through road, rail, and sea routes with the neighboring countries, he said.
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