Bangladesh, Slovenia agree to cooperate

Bangladesh and Slovenia yesterday agreed to cooperate in areas of trade, energy, science and technology, agriculture and light industries.

Praising Bangladesh's spectacular growth in agriculture, textiles, pharmaceuticals and energy, Slovenian leaders underlined that the two countries could collaborate in renewable energy and power generation, small scale high-tech industries and other sectors.

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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, who is now on a three-day official visit to Slovenia, yesterday called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia Karl Erjavee and President of the Slovenian National Assembly Milan Brglez.

He exchanged views with a group of Slovenian businessmen and investors who were already in the process of exploring business opportunities in Bangladesh.

During his meeting, Slovenian Foreign Minister Karl Erjavee termed the visit by the Bangladesh state minister and the signing of the MoU important milestones to consolidate further the relationship between the two friendly countries in the political, economic and other fields.

The Slovenian minister requested Bangladesh to explore using Slovenian port which is a gateway to the Central Europe.

The “Copper Port” of Slovenia is currently being used by Asian countries.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Vienna Mohammed Abu Zafar was present during the meetings.