Home Affairs Minister Salahuddin Ahmed held a bilateral meeting with Pakistan's Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Syed Mohsin Naqvi at the United Nations Headquarters, where the two sides discussed strengthening cooperation in counter-narcotics and other issues of mutual interest.
During the meeting, the minister underscored the importance of enhancing collaboration in counter-narcotics and broader law enforcement cooperation.
He also raised the humanitarian difficulties faced by Bangladeshi-origin Pakistani nationals in obtaining National Identity Cards.
The two ministers also discussed issues of mutual interest including the impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict on energy security, trade and regional stability. They also discussed issues of capacity building of respective institutions.
During his meeting with Viet Nam's Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long, Salahuddin Ahmed highlighted cooperation on migration management, consular services, enhancing trade and efforts to combat human trafficking and transnational crime.
In his meeting with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo, the Minister highlighted Bangladesh's priorities on peacekeeping and peacebuilding and underscored the need for sustained international support for the return of the Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar.
DiCarlo commended Bangladesh's constructive role at the United Nations and its continued contribution to international peace and stability.