Bangladesh, EU willing to sign partnership cooperation deal

Bangladesh and the European Union on Thursday expressed willingness to sign a “partnership cooperation” agreement to elevate” the relations to next level.

However, it is still at an initial stage as it requires extensive discussions and negotiations.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam together with Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora conveyed two sides’ willingness regarding such a mechanism.

They jointly briefed the media in the middle of the first ‘political dialogue’ at State guesthouse Padma on Thursday evening.