07/16/2023 07:18:12

Bangladesh pushes for Asean sectoral dialogue partnership

Bangladesh has once again pushed the Asean to take the country as a "sectoral dialogue partner".

 

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen urged the Asean member states "to provide active support to Bangladesh's candidacy for attaining Sectoral Dialogue Partner status by the next Asean Summit", the foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Dr Momen was speaking at the 30th Asean Regional Forum (ARF) in Jakarta.

He sought stronger and more effective support of Asean leaders and ARF member states to ensure safe, sustainable, dignified and voluntary return of Rohingyas to their homeland.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, was established on August 8, 1967 in Bangkok.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Cambodia are the ten Member States of Asean.

For external engagement, to date, Asean has established Dialogue Partnerships with Australia, Canada, China, European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States.

The Sectoral Dialogue Partnerships include Brazil, Norway, Pakistan, Switzerland, Türkiye, and United Arab Emirates.

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