DHAKA: Bangladesh and Oman have signed an agreement to increase diplomatic cooperation following a meeting between their foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this week, the Bangladeshi foreign ministry said on Friday.
Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi signed a memorandum of understanding on diplomatic studies and training, which is expected to boost collaboration in capacity-building, training and exchange of expertise.
“Under this MoU, foreign service officials from both countries will get opportunities for academic training and education. This will offer a master degree-equivalent program for foreign service officials,” Mostofa Jamil Khan, West Asia director at the Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Arab News.
“Oman (places great importance) on career diplomats for maintaining international relations. They are (more highly) trained … It will be a good thing for our foreign service officials. We hope that, in the coming days, this agreement will also expand for other civil service officials.”
During their meeting in New York, Hossain and his counterpart also “reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest,” according to the Bangladeshi foreign ministry.
