Bangladesh FM visists Saudi Arabia
DHAKA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP is visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 24-26 April 2016 to attend the Conference in memory of Prince Saud Al-Faisal, former Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia organized by the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh.
On 24 April 2016, Bangladesh Foreign Minister attended the opening ceremony of the Conference which was inaugurated by the Custodian of the two holy mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz. Other foreign dignitaries such as Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain, Foreign Ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), former President and Prime Minister of Lebanon, OIC Secretary General, Arab League Secretary General and other high level officials from many countries also attended the Conference.
Foreign Minister Ali met Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Al-Jubeir yesterday (25 April) at the Saudi Foreign Office where they have exchanged views on bilateral issues as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest including mutual cooperation at the UN and other international fora including the OIC. Foreign Minister conveyed the greetings of Bangladesh Prime Minister to King Salman. Saudi Foreign Minister reiterated that King Salman would like to welcome Bangladesh Prime Minister to the Kingdom for an official visit soon. Both Foreign Ministers agreed to meet on a regular basis, noting the last two meetings, one on January 6 in Riyadh and another on March 8 in Dhaka.
This evening Bangladesh Foreign Minister attended a plenary session on the life of former Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal along with Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain Muhammad ibn Mubarak Al Khalifa and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir. During his statement in the session, Bangladesh Foreign Minister lauded the active role of Prince Saud Al Faisal for his wise leadership for the cause of Muslim Ummah. He called upon Muslim Ummah to denounce the use of religion to justify violent extremist acts, and invited to join ranks to address the menace of terrorism and violent extremism in a focused, determined and comprehensive manner.
Earlier on 24 April 2016, Bangladesh Foreign Minister met Prince Turki bin Abdullah, Chairman of King Abdullah Humanitarian Foundation. He appreciated the commendable job done by his foundation in Bangladesh by constructing cyclone shelter and activities for poverty alleviation. Turki bin Abdullah lauded the development activities in Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and hoped to work for further strengthening of other relations with Bangladesh.