DHAKA: Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has briefed the diplomats of different countries Monday noon.

Sources told banglanews that the meeting was held at state guesthouse Padma in the capital.

Delegates of Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan and United States of America took part in the program.

AH Mahmood Ali, however, briefed them on recent issues as part of the foreign minister’s regular consultations.

Earlier on January 15, he had also briefed the European Union countries and the Head of Delegation of the European Union in Bangladesh.

BDST: 1649 HRS, JAN 19, 2015