Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen Monday said Bangladesh wants to build “much better relationship” with the United States (US) with “constructive” and “positive” manners.“We are very happy that our constructive engagement with the USA is increasing,” he told the reporters while making remarks over back to back visits of
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Momen slams Bangladeshi expat’s killing in US
Climate Change: Momen for more support to developing nations
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen Sunday urged the international community to scale up financial and technological support for the developing countries to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change.The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the resulting cost-of-living crisis around the world, aggravated by sanctions and counter-sanctions, cannot be a
IORA’s Outlook on the Indo-Pacific adopted
The 22nd Council of Ministers' (COM) meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) has adopted the 'IORA's Outlook on the Indo-Pacific' (IOIP) which would guide enhancement of IORA's engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. India led the process of development of the IOIP.The Ministers also endorsed India's candidature for IORA
Dhaka seeks more funds for climate change mitigation
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has highlighted the importance of enhanced funds for climate change mitigation and adaptation. During his meeting with President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Kőrosi, at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, Momen also mentioned that the pledge of providing USD
PM to focus on peace, climate change in her UNGA speech: Momen
‘1971 genocide is most heinous crime in human history’
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh genocide committed in 1971 by the Pakistani military is one of the most heinous crimes in human history and regretted that the Bangladesh genocide is yet to be recognised by the international community to the extent the genocide warrants. “We do not
“Unintentional mistake”, says FM Momen about Myanmar mortar shelling Bangladesh
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday termed Myanmar's recent shelling of mortars and gunfire into Bangladesh as "unintentional mistaKe". He said this while addressing a press conference at Hotel Lotte here on the programmes of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the 77th UNGA session. The foreign minister said the Myanmar authority
Momen in NY: No specific info given by the US on sanctioning Rab, its top officials
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said that the US government provided no specific information to Bangladesh on the sanctioning of the country's special security force, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), and some of its top serving and former officials. He said this in reply to a question during a media briefing
Momen to be part of PM’s team in UK, US visits
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will be accompanying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her upcoming visits to London, New York and Washington, said an official of the foreign ministry. Momen was not part of the PM's entourage during her just-concluded state visit to India (September 5-8), citing "health reasons". The seventy-seventh