Guterres reaffirms UN's support to Bangladesh
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General (SG) António Guterres has reaffirmed UN's continued support to Bangladesh in overcoming unprecedented challenges that may arise out of the ongoing global conflicts and the adverse impact of climate change.
He made this commitment while meeting Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at the UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, a press release said yesterday.
The SG informed that some European Countries namely Latvia, Estonia, Belgium and Netherlands have adequate stockpile of raw materials of fertiliser that Bangladesh may consider to import at an affordable price.
Thanking Secretary-General, the Foreign Minister assured that Bangladesh will explore the possibility to seize this opportunity.
Momen applauded the Black Sea Grain initiative that helped countries in need to import fertiliser and cereal to tackle their food crisis.
Appreciating Bangladesh's extra-ordinary development trajectory under the visionary leadership of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Guterres wished that Bangladesh would continue to achieve more successes in the coming years, particularity in attaining the SDGs.
He also admired the continuous leadership of Bangladesh in maintaining the international peace and security as the top troops and police contributing country to the United Nations peacekeeping operations.
They also discussed the Rohingya crisis and its possible way out in view of the recently adopted Security Council's Resolution on Myanmar.
They underscored the importance of ASEAN's leadership in resolving the crisis.