Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh and Thailand have the potential to strengthen cooperation in trade and investment, food security, tourism, public health, energy and ICT sectors.
She said, "I strongly feel that there are opportunities to strengthen our cooperation in trade and investment, food security, tourism, public health, energy, ICT, people-to-people communication and connectivity under BIMSTEC."
She said this at the lunch organized by Thai Prime Minister Sretha Thavisin at Government House on Friday (April 26) in honor of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Earlier, the two leaders held a private meeting for 15 minutes before attending a bilateral meeting there.
After the meeting, 5 bilateral documents - 1 Agreement, 3 Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) and 1 Letter of Intent (LOI) - were signed in the presence of the two Prime Ministers.
At the luncheon, Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh attaches great importance to the relationship with Thailand as its closest neighbor.
She further said that our friendship is deeply rooted in our historical, linguistic and common cultural heritage. The warm and cordial relationship between our two friendly countries continues to grow in multi-faceted areas of cooperation including trade and investment, sustainable development, people-to-people communication and connectivity.
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh said that she and Prime Minister Thavisin had a long discussion on bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest.
She said, we have agreed to make all efforts to increase our bilateral trade and encourage more interaction between the public and private organizations of the two countries. Likewise, we must continue to make every effort to promote and facilitate bilateral investment.
She said, the agreement and memorandum of understanding signed by Dhaka and Bangkok on Friday will provide a solid framework for increasing our bilateral cooperation.
Sheikh Hasina said the visit is part of the larger focus of the 'neighborhood' policy, which provides an excellent opportunity for the two countries to further renew the momentum of bilateral relations.
She said, I believe that this visit will help deepen the relationship between our two countries.
The Prime Minister said that she strongly believes that this visit will give the much-needed momentum to the full potential of bilateral relations.
She said, this official visit will be a milestone in our bilateral relations which ushered in a new era of fruitful partnership between our two countries. In the coming days we must maintain the new momentum of our relationship for the mutual benefit of our people and country.
Bangabandhu's youngest daughter and Sheikh Hasina's sister Sheikh Rehana and Bangabandhu's grandson Radwan Mujib Siddique were present at the lunch.