Ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh H.E. Ms. Irma van Dueren paid her maiden courtesy call on the Hon’ble Foreign Affairs Adviser Mr. Md. Touhid Hossain this morning at the latter’s office. Acknowledging the longstanding bilateral relations between the two friendly nations, the Dutch Ambassador referred to the recent fruitful bilateral meeting between the Prime Minister of the Netherlands and the Hon’ble Chief Adviser in New York on the sidelines of the 79th UNGA and reaffirmed continued Dutch support to Bangladesh’s development journey. The Hon’ble Adviser underlined the Bangladesh-Netherlands collaboration over the last five decades, particularly in water sector and termed the Netherlands as a very important country for Bangladesh as it is an important destination for our exports and a top source country for FDI.
As Bangladesh and the Netherlands are similar deltas, the Hon’ble Adviser and the Dutch Ambassador stressed on robust collaboration between the two countries in sustainable delta management, water management, climate change, renewable energy, agriculture and maritime sectors. The Hon’ble Adviser assured of better business climate for further strengthening trade and investment ties between the two countries.
The Hon’ble Adviser thanked the Dutch government for its continued humanitarian support to the Rohingya in Bangladesh and reiterated that the only solution of the Rohingya crisis lies in their return to Myanmar with rights and security.