The third Korea-Bangladesh Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) will be held  in Dhaka on March 31. First Vice Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, Choi Jong Kun will visit Dhaka to attend the event. Read:Dhaka, Kathmandu eye broader cooperation in key areas The two countries, headed by Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun and Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Masud Bin Momen, will discuss a wide range of agenda on bilateral, regional and global issues, including various ways to strengthen bilateral partnership in particular, as the two countries will celebrate together the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023. The two countries established Vice-Foreign Ministerial level consultations in 2009. The 2nd consultations was held in Seoul in November 2014.

The second round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and Thailand was held in Bangkok on Tuesday that discussed cooperation on matters of mutual interest in regional and international forums. Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Masud Bin Momen and his Thai counterpart Permanent Secretary Thani Thongphakdi led their respective delegations. Read:New US Ambassador Peter Haas arrives in Dhaka The meeting reviewed the overall state of bilateral relations including development of cooperation in the political, economic, security, connectivity, technical, consular, cultural and social spheres and expansion to newer areas based on shared interests. They emphasized on the need for exchanging high level visits and reactivating all bilateral mechanisms to further expand and consolidate cooperation in various fields, said a media release. After the official talks, the two Foreign Secretaries unveiled the logo for celebrating the 50 years of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Thailand later this year.

Bangladesh and Qatar on Monday discussed ways to strengthen commercial ties further between the two countries and send more workers there ahead of the FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar in November-December, 2022.

The first Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and Qatar will be held in the city on Monday.