2024-04-30 23:23:22
Austria has expressed interest in hiring skilled workers from Bangladesh. In addition, the country has offered to invest in Bangladesh’s green energy, particularly wind and waste-to-energy sectors, as well as open a trade office in Dhaka.
In addition to attending the international conference titled ‘Humanity at the Crossroads: Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Challenge of Regulation’ at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, the Austrian capital, the Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, in a bilateral meeting on Monday (April 29) morning. Hasan made the said proposal to Mahmud. This information was informed in the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday (April 29) evening.
Noting that there is ample scope for increasing trade and investment with Bangladesh, they stressed the speedy signing of the proposed double taxation avoidance and increased trade delegation visits during the meeting. Minister Schallenberg agreed to soon send a trade delegation to Bangladesh, open a trade office in Dhaka and sign a memorandum of understanding on immigration and public relations.
The two foreign ministers agreed to deepen bilateral relations in areas of economic cooperation, trade and investment, migration and mobility, climate change, waste management and post-middle income trade facilitation in Bangladesh. Hashan Mahmud said that Bangladeshi ICT professionals are able to contribute to Austrian institutions.
During the discussion with Austria’s Foreign Minister Schallenberg, the Foreign Minister called for help in the repatriation of the Rohingyas. Hasan Mahmud.
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh in Vienna Asad Alam Siam, Foreign Ministry official Kazi Russell Parvez were present in the meeting.