Saudi Deputy Interior Minister calls on State Minister for Foreign Affairs

Published : November 13, 2022 , 10:52 pm

Dhaka, Broadcasting News Corporation : State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Md. Shahriar Alam called on visiting Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Dr. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Dawood sunday at Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka. The State Minister and Saudi Deputy Interior Minister exchanged views on various bilateral issues of mutual interest. The State Minister welcomed the Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia and thanked him for undertaking this visit. In response, the visiting Deputy Interior Minister expressed his gratitude to the State Minister. Both sides recalled the existing excellent bilateral relations between the two countries and underlined the need to work together in all areas of cooperation for the mutual benefits of the two peoples. The State Minister expressed satisfaction for signing the Mecca Road Initiative agreement which will enable the pre-immigration process of Hajj in Dhaka and ultimately ease the holy journey of Bangladeshi Hajis. He also expressed Bangladesh’s interest in buying Arabian crude oil from Saudi Arabia. State Minister Shahriar Alam also briefed the visiting Deputy Interior Minister of the situation arising out of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals currently sheltered in Bangladesh and sought continued cooperation and support of the KSA for an early and sustainable solution to the crisis. The State Minister thanked the Saudi Deputy Interior Minister for his visit to Dhaka.