Comoros looks for trade deal with Bangladesh

Mentioning that both Bangladesh and Comoros are growing economies, Comoran Foreign Minister Dhoihir Dhoulkamal said both sides may enhance cooperation in trade and economic sectors.

He also underlined the importance of signing a trade agreement between the two countries.

Both sides discussed ways of broader cooperation after the foreign minister of the East African country called on his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen at the State Guest House Padma on Tuesday, a press release said.

Meanwhile, Momen expressed gratitude to the Foreign Minister of Comoros for the support of the Comoros government for the chairship of Bangladesh at Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).  

He also requested the Comoran side for extending support at the candidature at the IMO and Human Rights Council.

During the meeting, Foreign Minister Momen mentioned that Bangladesh exports various goods to the African countries including RMG, leather, jute and pharmaceutical products.

The Comoran Foreign Minister Dhoulkamal also proposed that the Comoran officials may be trained in natural gas exploration field at Bangladesh institutes.   

It was also agreed that there would be exchanges of visits between business delegations of the two countries and as IORA members States, both countries expressed intention to continue cooperation under the framework of IORA.