Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin to visit US for boosting ties

Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin is scheduled to make an official visit to the United States on 7-14 October to hold a series of meetings as the two sides eye stronger relations in diverse areas.

He is scheduled to leave Dhaka shortly after Sunday midnight, a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told UNB on Sunday.

This is going to be his first official visit abroad since his appointment as the foreign secretary.

Jashim Uddin will have meetings with senior officials of the US government, a diplomatic source told UNB, adding that he would visit both Washington and New York.

He plans to have meetings with officials at the US Department of State, Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), UN officials in New York, and the officials of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus visited the US recently to attend the United Nations General Assembly and on the sidelines, he had meetings with US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony J Blinken.

In New York, President Biden and Prof Yunus affirmed the close partnership between the United States and Bangladesh, which is rooted in shared democratic values and strong people-to-people ties.

President Biden welcomed further engagement between the two governments and offered continued US support as Bangladesh implements its new reform agenda.