Argentina to reopen embassy in Dhaka next year

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday said his country is working to reopen a diplomatic mission in Dhaka next year.

He also thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for greeting the Argentina football team on its FIFA World Cup 2022 victory, according to a press release from the PM’s Press Wing.

“We’ve watched closely the celebrations of the friendly people of Bangladesh in support of the (Argentina) team,” he said in a letter to PM Hasina. Sports is a powerful tool of engagement between people, the letter added.

The Argentine president said his country is grateful for the Bangladeshi enthusiasm for the football team’s success and that it confirms the path of friendship between the nations.

The letter also mentioned that both countries have completed 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations.