Japanese Ambassador meets Commerce Adviser

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh SAIDA Shinichi
paid a courtesy call on Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin at his office at
Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital today.

During the meeting, they discussed issues related to boosting trade and
investment between the two countries, exchange of experiences and the
Commerce Adviser’s recent visit to Japan.

The Commerce Adviser said that fruitful discussions were held in Tokyo with
representatives of Japan’s large business groups like NEXI (NIPPON), Mitsui,
Marubeni, HSBC, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry and JT regarding investment in
Bangladesh, said a Commerce Ministry press release.

They have expressed their keen interest towards investing in this country, he
added.

Terming Japan as one of Bangladesh’s important development partners and a
friendly nation, Bashir said that there is an opportunity to further
strengthen the bilateral relationship through increasing trade and
investment.

At the same time, he called upon the Japanese businessmen and entrepreneurs
to create more employment opportunities in this country through making more
investment.

In response, the Japanese Ambassador said that the recent visit to Japan by
the Bangladesh delegation, headed by the Commerce Adviser alongside the
Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)
and the Governor of Bangladesh Bank would play an effective role towards
increasing trade and investment.

He also noted that such efforts would strengthen further the bilateral trade
relations.

At the same time, SAIDA Shinichi expressed his interest in undertaking
Japanese language education programme here for the Bangladeshis and thus
taking more skilled manpower from Bangladesh to Japan.

Additional Secretary (Director General, Trade Organizations) of the Ministry
of Commerce Mohammad Navid Shafiullah and Additional Secretary (FTA) Ayesha
Akhter were present on the occasion. (BSS)