28 EU envoys to meet CA on Dec 9

Diplomats representing 27 European Union (EU) member countries, stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi, will together meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on 9 December.

Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director General (Public Diplomacy wing) Mohammad Rafiqul Alam shared the updates during the weekly briefing on Thursday.

Responding to a question, he said both sides will explore new areas of cooperation, in addition to discussions on Rohingya crisis, GSP+ facilities in the post-LDC era and partnership and cooperation pacts with Bangladesh.

The European Union (EU’s) trade relations with Bangladesh are based on unilateral trade preferences granted by the EU since 2001 under the GSP Everything but Arms (EBA) duty-free, quota-free market access arrangement for the LDCs.

This is the first time when 27 ambassadors from the European Union will come together to discuss with the government.

The reason for this meeting is to express the EU's support and to develop high-level cooperation in the economic field.

Twenty ambassadors from 20 European countries are based in New Delhi, and seven ambassadors are based in Dhaka.