Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Tuesday urged SAARC Secretary General Esala Weerakoon to explore all possible ways and means to find solutions to the existing difficulties of the regional organisation in an innovative way through continuous consultation of the member states.
He made the call while holding a meeting with the visiting secretary general at the State Guesthouse Padma in Dhaka, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.
The foreign secretary assured the secretary general of Bangladesh's commitment to SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) and to extend every possible support to materialise the goals of the organisation to achieve a sustainable and integrated development in the region through cooperation under the SAARC system.
Masud urged the secretary general to play an objective role in transforming SAARC into a meaningful regional organisation.
He appreciated Weerakoon’s active role in coordinating, facilitating, managing SAARC matters especially during the difficult time of Covid-19 pandemic.
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The secretary general apprised the foreign secretary about various aspects of current status of SAARC cooperation and challenges the organisation has been facing and sought Bangladesh's support in activating various stalled activities and programmes of the organisation to resolve the stalemate, read the release.
The foreign secretary and the secretary general exchanged views on how best SAARC process could be revitalised and put to its regular path to exploit the full potentials and benefits of the institutional mechanism and the synergy the organisation created over the last 37 years of its existence.
