Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has said to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina that his country is keen to strengthen its friendly relations with Bangladesh.

He said this during a bilateral meeting with her at Raffles Tower.

During the meeting, the Qatar Premier told Sheikh Hasina that they (Qatar) are true friends of Bangladesh and they want to take the relation with Bangladesh forward further, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen while briefing reporters.

The Qatar Premier also praised Sheikh Hasina for bringing stability to Bangladesh.

Mentioning that Bangladesh procures a huge amount of energy from Qatar, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh said, “We want you (Qatar) to assist us with energy.”

In reply, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman said that Qatar would do as much as possible for Bangladesh.   

About the fear of losing jobs among Bangladeshi workers in Qatar after the FIFA World Cup 2023, the Qatar Premier said Bangladeshi workers are their assets and friends and Qatar will keep them as much as possible in their country.

Later, Qatar Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi called on the Bangladesh Prime Minister at the latter’s place of residence.

In the meeting, the issue of signing of a fresh contract over the supply of additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh in future came up for discussion.

BDST: 1147 HRS, MAY 24, 2023
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