DHAKA: Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali reaffirmed Bangladesh’s growing stakes and interest in engaging in cyber diplomacy as a foreign policy.

The minister made the remark while speaking at the Plenary Session of the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2015 at The Hague on Thursday.

He said, “Bangladesh reiterates her commitment to contribute to making cyberspace – the new frontier in our common heritage of mankind – more inclusive, secure and resilient. We wish to work together with all concerned to address the existing gaps in international norms to guide cyber security and safeguard measures.”

He underlined some of the challenges before countries like Bangladesh in the face of organized cyber crimes and attacks. He also referred to the awareness building work being done in collaboration with the civil society and private sector to preserve the right to privacy and freedom of expression in the cyberspace within an enabling legal framework.

The two-day conference is the 4th such international gathering, which was opened by the Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte this morning.

Bangladesh FM exchanged greetings with Prime Minister Rutte along with other dignitaries, and conveyed to him the personal regards and felicitations of the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The Bangladesh ambassador to the Netherlands, home affairs ministry additional secretary (security and immigration) and Bangladesh Computer Council executive director accompanied the foreign minister at the conference.

BDST: 1908 HRS, APR 16, 2015
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