Dhaka, 22 August :
Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen met the President of the Republic of South Sudan
Salva Kiir Mayardit yesterday in Juba.
Dr. Momen conveyed the greetings of President Md. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina and the people of Bangladesh to him and the people of South Sudan. He recognized his
immense contribution towards the people of South Sudan and expressed sincere appreciation for this
leadership. They discussed the total gamut of the bilateral relations and agreed to further strengthen the
bilateral engagements.
Foreign Minister mentioned the ideals and contributions of the Father of the Nation and the
remarkable development of Bangladesh under the leadership Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He
offered to share the experience and knowledge of Bangladesh with South Sudan gathered
from its journey towards development. They identified agriculture, ICT, education, military
cooperation, south-south cooperation, connectivity to be the sectors of priority.
President Kiir recognized the development of Bangladesh and expressed his sincere thanks for
the offer of the Foreign Minister to extend support and cooperation. He particularly appreciated the
immense contributions made by the Bangladeshi peacekeepers since their independence and different
current infrastructural and social developmental activities of the Bangladeshi peacekeepers in different
parts of South Sudan. South Sudanese President invited more investment and engagement from the
government and entrepreneurs of Bangladesh and assured his support. He mentioned that South Sudan
had a very open foreign policy and requested to take advantage of it. President Kiir also stated that
they would consider to reinforce the diplomatic relations by opening representations at both the
capitals. He requested to pass his sincere greetings to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Minister Momen
invited him to visit Bangladesh at an opportune time.
Dr. Momen also met the Foreign Minister of Sudan Dr Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi yesterday.
The Sudanese Foreign Minister expressed her deep appreciation for the leadership of Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina especially for her immense contribution towards women empowerment. Both the
Foreign Ministers agreed to further intensify the current mutual engagements and agreed to consolidate
existing bilateral relations by reinvigorating the different bilateral agreement done all through the
years. Foreign Minister Momen offered the expertise and experience of Bangladesh in the sectors of
agriculture, ICT and especially the peacekeeping. He furthered offered to train the future Sudanese
peacekeepers in Bangladesh based on the vast experience and the excellent facilities available in
Bangladesh. He opined that as a part of the effort of Bangladesh to bolster south-south cooperation and
connectivity, Bangladesh would extend support to Sudan in the fields of education and trade.
Foreign Minister had also met the Expatriate Bangladeshis in Sudan and called them to
participate in the nation-building efforts under the leadership of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to
realize the dream of Bangabandhu.
