Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged South Korean businessmen to more investment in Bangladesh.
“There is a huge potential to boost the economic relations between the two countries,” she said when visiting South Korean Special Presidential Envoy Jang Sung Min paid a courtesy call on her at her official residence Ganabhaban.
PM’s speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam briefed reporters after the meeting.
The prime minister said South Korea is one of Bangladesh’s top development partners, and the country has been extending cooperation – especially in textile and infrastructure – since our independence.
Jang Sung Min is visiting Bangladesh as part of the celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and South Korea.
The envoy said that his country is keen to strengthen the bilateral ties with Bangladesh further in the next 50 years.
The relationship will strengthen gradually in the coming days, said the Presidential Envoy and Senior Secretary for Future Strategy in the Office of the President of the Republic of Korea.
Diplomatic relations were established 50 years ago as South Korea recognised Bangladesh on May 12, 1972.
During the meeting, the South Korean presidential envoy shared his personal experiences regarding his visit to Bangabandhu Memorial Museum on Wednesday morning.
Jang Sung Min said that he was “fascinated and moved” after the visit as he came to know the struggles and sacrifices Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made.
The envoy on behalf of his president invited the prime minister to visit South Korea. The premier also invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to visit Bangladesh.
Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun were also present at the meeting.
Jang Sung Min arrived here on Tuesday, on a three-day tour to Bangladesh.
As one of President Yoon’s closest advisors, he has been playing a key role in establishing South Korea’s diplomatic and economic policies in the new administration since its inauguration in May 2022.
