The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has expressed her keen interest in continuing close cooperation with Bangladesh's newly formed government.
The commitment was made when the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman at the foreign ministry.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Cooke said, “I've just come from a very good meeting with the honorable foreign minister. I congratulated the honorable minister on taking up his new role here in the ministry of foreign affairs.”
“We had a very good discussion where we reaffirmed the strength and depth of the uh UK Bangladesh partnership,” she added.
She said the discussions covered a broad range of shared priorities.
“We discussed strengthening cooperation across a whole range of different areas in support of our shared priorities including economic growth, migration, security, climate change, change and also the Rohingya,” she said.
Referring to the longstanding ties, Cooke added, “As you know, the UK has a very long-standing partnership with Bangladesh and we very much look forward to continuing to work closely together in this new chapter for the country”.
Both sides expressed satisfaction over the deep historical ties, strong people-to-people connections and the vibrant Bangladeshi diaspora in the United Kingdom, which continues to act as a vital bridge between the two nations.
