Bangladesh will have no better friend than US over next 50 years: Peter Haas
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Tuesday said the United States will remain a ‘steadfast partner’ of Bangladesh in its journey towards further development. "The United States should remain the same steadfast partner to Bangladesh for the next fifty years as it has been over the past fifty years," he said, mentioning three things that he plans to report when he gets to Washington. Ambassador Haas came up with the statement while delivering a speech at ‘DCAB Talk’ hosted by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) at Jatiya Press Club, reports UNB. DCAB President Rezaul Karim Lotus moderated the programme while General Secretary AKM Moinuddin delivered welcome remarks. Ambassador Haas has been staying in Bangladesh for about three months, and he is about to go on his first trip to Washington since he arrived in Dhaka. "While I am there, I plan to meet with a number of US government officials, congressional staffers, NGOs, and businesspeople to discuss my experiences and observations in this country so far," said the US envoy. Haas mentioned that he will say in Washington that in the last 50 years, Bangladesh had had no better friend than the United States. “And that it will have no better friend over the next 50 years.” He said both the successes of Bangladesh and the challenges it faces are real. Haas said Bangladesh will soon graduate from Least Developed Country status, and it is steadily progressing towards becoming a middle-income country. “These accomplishments are real, tangible, and truly extraordinary.” The envoy said Bangladesh’s geography on a low-lying river delta, with a long coastline and large floodplains, makes it extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. He said when it comes to democracy and human rights, the United States raised their concerns publicly and privately.
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