The bi-annual government consultations between Bangladesh and Germany were held here recently and reviewed ongoing projects and programmes in the field of financial and technical cooperation as well as on future development cooperation.
Wolfgang Hruschka, acting Head of South Asia; India Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, led the German delegation in the consultations held on May 7-8, said a media release issued on Sunday.
Abul Mansur M Faizullah, Additional Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, presided over the meeting.
The delegations had open and fruitful exchange of views on ongoing projects and programmes in the field of Financial and Technical Cooperation as well as on future development cooperation.
It was agreed to hold the next bilateral negotiations between Bangladesh and Germany in October or November in Dhaka.
Hruschka expressed his pride that German Development cooperation has assisted Bangladesh during the last decades and was able to contribute to the successes achieved so far.
Referring to Germany’s Development Strategy for Bangladesh and its close linkage to Bangladesh’s Sixth Five Year Plan, Faizullah highlighted the needs of the country.
He expressed the hope that the mechanisms and strategies of the German Development Cooperation will create opportunities and enable private and public entities to come closer for the greater benefit of both countries.
At the opening session of the consultations, Philippe Jacques, Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation in Dhaka, informed about the European Union’s Joint Programming approach as a means for enhancing the effectiveness and coherence of EU and Member States’ cooperation with Bangladesh.
Germany has so far committed around 2.6 billion Euros for bilateral cooperation with Bangladesh.
Source: UNBConnect