Park Young-sik
Keen to work closely with Bangladesh to further strengthen "excellent" bilateral relations: South Korean Envoy
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Bangladesh Park Young-sik had paid a courtesy call on Foreign Affairs Md Touhid Hossain and expressed his willingness to work closely with Bangladesh to further strengthen the "excellent" bilateral relations between the two countries.
During the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, various issues of mutual interest were discussed including trade and investment, development cooperation, ready-made garments sector, EPS workers, people-to people exchange, Rohingya issue and others.
The ambassador congratulated the foreign affairs adviser on assuming the new position.
The adviser thanked the South Korean government for the positive remarks towards the newly formed interim government and putting confidence in the ability of the government in restoring peace and stability in the country, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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He expressed satisfaction on the existing bilateral relations and recent upward trend of the volume of bilateral trade between the two friendly countries.
The adviser appreciated Seoul for continuously being one of the major foreign investors in Bangladesh.
Both sides expressed satisfaction for maintaining close cooperation on the international arena, to uphold global peace and security, promote free trade and fight the adverse effects of climate change and supporting each other in international fora.
The adviser also thanked the South Korean government for extending humanitarian support to the Rohingya people sheltered in Bangladesh.
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