2024-06-29 20:20:25
Referring to the funding and improvement relations with Korea, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina mentioned that Korea has turn out to be a unprecedented improvement and funding companion of Bangladesh.
The Prime Minister mentioned this throughout a courtesy assembly with Yoon Hee-sang, Chairman and Chief Government Officer of the Korea Export-Import Financial institution, at his Sangsad Bhawan workplace on Thursday (June 27) night.
Later, Prime Minister’s Assistant Press Secretary ABM Sarwar-e-Alam Sarkar briefed the journalists.
Expressing gratitude to the Korean authorities for improvement help, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina mentioned that Korean help to Bangladesh has elevated from 300-400 million to six billion US {dollars} in 5 years.
He thanked Yoon Hee-sang, chairman of Korea Export-Import Financial institution, for signing the financing settlement for the development of rail and street bridge at Kalurghat level of Karnaphuli river in Chittagong.
The Prime Minister mentioned that the bridge will certainly resolve the site visitors congestion downside of Chittagong metropolis and create a large hall for South and South East Asia, particularly India’s Northeast area with Matarbari (Sonadia) deep sea port.
Sheikh Hasina additionally thanked them for funding different vital initiatives in Bangladesh. The Prime Minister recalled two visits to the Republic of Korea.
Recalling the go to in 2010, Sheikh Hasina mentioned, throughout that go to, she known as the Republic of Korea, which is deeply concerned within the socio-economic improvement of Bangladesh, as a ‘particular good friend’.
Korea Export-Import Financial institution Chairman and CEO Yoon Hee-sang expressed satisfaction that the assembly with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her go to to Dhaka have been fruitful.
Hee-Sang talked about that he was overwhelmed by the intensive improvement of Bangladesh throughout the go to.
He praised Bangladesh’s rising GDP, ongoing improvement trajectory and socio-economic improvement regardless of the Corona pandemic and the continued world political and financial disaster.
Yoon Hee-sang praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s efforts to alleviate poverty and rework Bangladesh from a much less developed nation.
The Chairman of Korea Export-Import Financial institution reiterated his dedication to extend Korean commerce and funding in Bangladesh.
The Korean delegation expressed satisfaction over USD 6 billion help to Bangladesh for financing improvement initiatives and applications from 2023 to 2027 beneath EDCF (Financial Improvement Cooperation Fund) and EDPF (Financial Improvement Promotion Fund). They expressed curiosity in growing funding and cooperation for human useful resource improvement in Bangladesh.
Noting the challenges of Korea’s rising growing old inhabitants and Bangladesh’s massive youth workforce, Yoon Hee-sang famous the 2 nations’ mutual cooperation and advantages on this regard.
Expressing the hope that the 2 nations can complement one another to beat this problem, he mentioned that it really promotes the socio-economic improvement of the 2 nations.
Chairman of Korea Export-Import Financial institution expressed curiosity in additional improvement and strengthening of bilateral relations with Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina additionally reiterated her dedication to broaden and deepen present relations with Korea.
Prime Minister’s Ambassador at Giant Mohammad Ziauddin, Minister of State for Finance Wasika Ayesha Khan, Chief Secretary to Prime Minister Md. Tofazzal Hossain Mia, ERD Secretary. Shahriar Quader Siddiqui.