The Crime Desk: Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP, Minister of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change of the Government of Bangladesh, held a meeting with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, on Monday, February 19.
In this bilateral meeting held in Abu Dhabi, the ambassador of Bangladesh was appointed to the United Arab Emirates. A delegation of eight people, including Abu Jafar, Director General of Military Intelligence, attended. The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs was accompanied by the Under Secretary of the UAE Ministry of Commerce, the UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh, and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In this hour-long meeting, the strengthening of existing diplomatic relations between the two countries and the UAE’s participation in various developments in Bangladesh, especially the Climate Prosperity Plan 2022-2041, were discussed. On behalf of Bangladesh, information technology exchange to protect the environment and combat climate change, food security in Bangladesh, the import of agricultural products, and solar-powered irrigation activities—investment in these sectors—were invited.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates congratulated the newly elected government of Bangladesh and said, “Our two countries started walking at the same time. Historically, cordial relations have existed between the two countries. We will certainly consider specific investment proposals from the Bangladesh government.”
Later, a meeting between the Bangladesh delegation and the UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahaq, was held in the meeting room of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, located in Dubai.
The Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates said that Bangladesh has been taking a leadership role in climate change for the past many years. Appreciating the initiative of the Bangladesh government to formulate and implement the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan 2022-2041, the minister said that the UAE can invest in various projects to deal with the climate change situation in Bangladesh.
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Affairs Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP, is protecting the biodiversity and environment of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, floating solar power projects, reforestation of huge forest areas affected by Rohingya infiltration in Cox’s Bazar region of Bangladesh, and solar-powered irrigation activities in these sectors. Called on the UAE government to invest.
