Momen likely to visit US next week

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen is likely to go to the US next week to attend several events there.

The foreign minister is likely to be in Los Angeles on February 19, Seheli Sabrin, spokesperson for the foreign ministry told a weekly press briefing yesterday.

He is expected to inaugurate a newly constructed Shaheed Minar, an initiative of expatriate Bangladeshis, in the City of Paris, Los Angeles.

Momen will also inaugurate a Bangladesh Corner at a public library there. He will also deliver a lecture on climate change.

On February 23, he will attend several meetings at the UN headquarters in New York, added Seheli.

Meanwhile, the foreign minister yesterday said the US wants to have good relations with Bangladesh and clear up all misunderstandings.

"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had a discussion with the US State Department counsellor in this regard," he added.

Momen made the comment while replying to journalists' queries after attending an orientation programme at the Sylhet Agricultural University as the chief guest in the morning, reports our Sylhet correspondent.

"The United States wants to work with Bangladesh. Bangladesh has a multi-dimensional relationship with the US and the issue of sanctions on the Rab is very minor. The US delegation discussed the matters with the prime minister," Momen said.

He added, "China also wants to develop an intense relationship with Bangladesh and explore all possibilities."

The minister further said Washington will help Dhaka with the Rohingya crisis, and many countries, including the US, have responded positively to the request to take in the displaced refugees.

Several foreign diplomats, including India's foreign secretary, have pledged to work together with Bangladesh, he told the journalists.