A senior-level US delegation will soon visit Bangladesh to discuss ways with the interim government to take forward the relations between the two countries in a changed political scenario.
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain confirmed the visit and said the visit will take place within a few days.
Any visit by the US delegation is always important, he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs on Tuesday. The two countries are in discussion to finalise things regarding the visit.
This is going to be the first such visit from the US since the formation of the interim government led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on August 8.
The delegation is likely to be in Dhaka before Prof Yunus's departure for New York to attend the 79th UN General Assembly, a diplomatic source told UNB.
US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia Lindsey W Ford and US Deputy Under Secretary/Assistant Secretary for International Finance Brent Neiman may join the US delegation.
Responding to a question, Hossain said Lu would stay relatively for a shorter period compared to other team members.
In this role, Ford serves as the principal adviser to senior leadership within the Department of Defence for all policy matters on the development and implementation of defence strategies and plans for the region.
Her area of responsibility includes bilateral security relations with India and all other South Asian countries, except Afghanistan; and with the nations of Southeast Asia.
Neiman serves as the Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance at the US Department of the Treasury.
The Foreign Affairs Adviser said they will discuss issues which are achievable and stressed that US visa policy will not affect the relations between the two countries.
The delegation will call on Chief Adviser Professor Yunus, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, and Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed apart from their other engagements.
