Swiss Assistant State Secretary Nobs due Monday
Ambassador Beat Nobs, Assistant State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, and Mustafa Kamal, Additional Secretary (Bilateral) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, will lead their respective delegations.
Ambassador Nobs arrives here on Monday on a three-day visit, said a Swiss Embassy press release ion Sunday.
The consultation is one of the major outcomes of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in the Swiss capital between the Foreign Ministers of Bangladesh and Switzerland in February 2012.
Further strengthening of bilateral political ties, expansion of trade and investment and underpinning the longstanding development cooperation between the two countries will be high on the agenda during the discussions.
Both countries will also endeavour to develop common understandings on a wide array of issues, including regional and multilateral ones.
Nobs is also scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque and representatives of the Diplomatic Missions, International Organisations, INGOs, civil society members and media during his visit.
He will also visit the project areas of ‘Community Based Climate Adaptation by Coastal Afforestation’ project, co-funded by the Swiss government, in Barguna.
Relations between Switzerland and Bangladesh have been excellent over the years. The trade between the two countries is growing rapidly as Bangladesh is a priority country for Swiss development cooperation. Cultural exchanges are also increasing between the two countries.
Last year, both the countries celebrated the 40 years anniversary of bilateral relations through a series of events. Switzerland is one of the first countries to recognise Bangladesh after its independence.
