Momen courts ASEAN for dialogue partner status to Bangladesh

City Desk  :
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged the ASEAN member states to extend active support to Bangladesh’s candidacy for attaining Sectoral Dialogue Partner status of the regional bloc by the time of their next summit
He made the call while speaking at the 30th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) held in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday.
Momen also sought stronger and more effective support of ASEAN leaders and ARF member States to ensure safe, sustainable, dignified and voluntary return of Rohingyas to their homeland, according the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saturday night.

Appreciating this year’s theme, “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth”, he acknowledged strong and effective commitment of ASEAN for strengthening regionalism and multilateralism as well as ASEAN centrality in furthering confidence building through constructive dialogue.

While presenting an overview of Bangladesh’s socio-economic development over the last decade, Momen highlighted effective COVID management, Disaster Risk Reduction, investment in sustainable infrastructure, contribution in UN peace keeping operation.