Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen thanked the Egyptian Presidency of COP27 for having included the critical issue of ‘loss and damage’ as part of the Conference agenda.  He conveyed this during his meeting with the Egyptian Foreign Minister and COP27 President Sameh Shoukry in Sharm El Sheikh on Tuesday.  Foreign Minister Momen hoped that the Conference would be able to come up with a concrete deliverable on financing for loss and damage.  The Egyptian Foreign Minister expressed his interest in visiting Bangladesh in the near future.  The two Ministers agreed to strengthen Parliamentary engagements between the two sides.  read more: COP27: Bangladesh urges developed nations to double provision of adaptation finance by 2025 Foreign Minister Momen also met with the US President’s Special Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry to discuss possible outcomes on loss and damage.  They had a combined meeting later with other representatives from V20 (Vulnerable Twenty Group of Finance Ministers) currently led by Ghana.  The US Special Envoy thanked Bangladesh for joining the Global Methane Pledge and referred to certain financing windows available for taking action on methane reduction.  Minister Momen stressed the need for such support in agriculture, livestock and waste management sectors in Bangladesh.