Bangladesh and Japan have reiterated their firm stance to fight terrorism together as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held bilateral talks in Tokyo, reports BSS.
“The two leaders pledged to work in unison against terrorism and violent extremism both at the national and international levels,” Foreign Secretary Mohammad Shahidul Haque said while briefing reporters after the talks held at the Japanese premier’s office on Wednesday (May 29).
Hasina said Bangladesh and Japan will work together to take the existing relationship to a “strategic level”, according to the foreign secretary. “The prime minister also sought Japan’s cooperation on extracting gas hydrate from seabed.”
Hasina urged Abe to take skilled manpower from Bangladesh as Japan introduced new immigration law.
In this connection, she proposed to open a skill development institute in Bangladesh to make people skilled, says the report by the state news agency.
The Japanese premier congratulated Hasina on her third consecutive term and expressed his desire to work with her government, the foreign secretary said.
Hasina invited Abe to attend the “Mujib Borsho” to be celebrated in 2020-2021 and Abe accepted the invitation, saying that he will consider it positively.
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