DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s upcoming first official visit to Saudi Arabia is set to broaden bilateral ties, his office said on Monday, after receiving the Kingdom’s official invitation.
Saudi Ambassador Abdullah bin Abiyah met with the prime minister at the Cabinet Secretariat, where he presented the invitation, Humayun Kabir, foreign affairs adviser to the prime minister, who was present during the meeting together with Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, told Arab News.
“The ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made a call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman this morning to pass on the invitation from His Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit Saudi Arabia. Our prime minister has cordially accepted the invitation. The exact time and date of the travel will be sorted out later. Most likely the visit will take place after the summer,” he said.
“It’s a significant moment that we received such an important invitation from Saudi Arabia, and it will be a very important visit. In the Middle Eastern region, Saudi Arabia is our historical partner. Since the presidency of Ziaur Rahman, it’s always been an important partner,” Kabir said, referring to the prime minister’s father, the former president, who has been credited with establishing bilateral ties in the 1970s, after Bangladesh’s independence.
