The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kosovo is paying a -4 day official visit to Dhaka to attend the First ever Foreign Office Consultations between Bangladesh and Kosovo. The Foreign Office Consultation was held this morning at the State Guest House PADMA, where Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) Ambassador Masud Bin Momen and Deputy Foreign Minister Kreshnik Ahmeti led the Bangladesh and Kosovo delegation, respectively. During the FOC, the entire gamut of bilateral relations was discussed. After the Consultations, an agreement on Visa Waiver for the holders of Official and Diplomatic passports was signed between the two countries.
Earlier, on 10th October 2022, a TALK was organized at the Foreign Service Academy where visiting Deputy Foreign Minister of Kosovo presented the keynote “Kosovo: Development, State Building and Foreign Policy” and the Secretary (West) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury chaired the session. Deputy Minister Ahmeti also called on the Minister of State of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, and he is scheduled to call on the Commerce Minister of Bangladesh tomorrow. The delegation from Bangladesh’s apex business chamber, FBCCI, and DCCI, met the Deputy Minister and discussed trade relations between Bangladesh and Kosovo.
During the political consultations, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kosovo praised the Bangladesh Peacekeepers who participated in the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNIMIK). Several possible agreements/MOUs were discussed to strengthen bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries.
-Moshiur Ananda, Dhaka