Bangladesh and the United States will hold the fifth edition of Partnership Dialogue in Washington with security cooperation having on top of the agenda, UNB reports.
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon will welcome Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque to the Department of State for the two-day annual US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue that begins today.
Haque will lead the Bangladesh delegation while Shannon the US team for discussions on security affairs, development and governance, trade and investment, international and regional affairs, and other issues of mutual interest.
The United States looks forward to “constructive conversations” with Bangladesh with the objective of broadening and deepening the partnership between the two countries, said a statement issued by the US Department of State on Wednesday.
The US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue, established in 2012, is a regularly planned policy consultation designed to advance the common agenda and opportunities for cooperation across the full range of bilateral and regional issues.