Austria offers to take skilled workers from as well as invest in green energy in Bangladesh

Austria has offered to take skilled workers from Bangladesh and invest in our green energy, particularly wind and waste to energy sectors. The Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg conveyed it to Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud at a bilateral meeting today in Vienna.

The two foreign ministers have agreed to deepen bilateral relations in the fields of economic cooperation, trade and investment, migration and mobility, climate change, waste management, as well as post-graduation trade facilities for Bangladesh. They have also agreed that there are ample opportunities to increase bilateral trade and Austrian investment in Bangladesh. Both the ministers have underscored the importance of exchange of trade missions as well as early signing of the proposed agreement on the avoidance of double taxation in this regard. Minister Schallenberg has agreed to send a trade mission to Bangladesh this Autumn and explore opening a trade office in Dhaka.

The two Ministers have agreed to conclude an MoU on migration and mobility soon to kickstart skill mobility from Bangladesh to Austria. Foreign Minister Mahmud particularly highlighted that ICT professionals from Bangladesh can contribute to Austrian companies.

Foreign Minister Mahmud and Austrian Foreign Minister Schallenberg have also shared their views on regional developments in South Asia and Europe and beyond, including the situations in Myanmar, Middle East and the Indo-Pacific. Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has urged the international community to help repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland Myanmar for peace and stability in the region and beyond.

Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud is on a two-day visit to Vienna from 28-29 April 2024 at the invitation of Austrian Foreign Minister to attend an international conference on Autonomous Weapon Systems.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *