Foreign adviser for arranging Argentine football clubs visit to Bangladesh

 
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said that Argentina could play significant role in skill development of Bangladesh's football players and coaches, and arranging visit of Argentine football clubs here under the recently signed deal on football cooperation between the two nations.

He made the remark while Argentine ambassador Marcelo Cesa paid a courtesy call on him at the foreign ministry in Dhaka, BSS reports.

During the meeting, the Argentine envoy applauded Bangladesh for being a signatory of the 'Instrument of Accession to the International Convention for Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)', paving the way for a more accountable Government and preventing such inhuman acts by any future regime.

The foreign adviser conveyed his appreciation for the Argentine Government for opening an Embassy in Dhaka.

Both of them discussed way forward for cooperation in the areas including trade, agriculture and agro-processing, industries, capacity building and knowledge sharing, direct shipping, connectivity, energy, sports and education.

They also looked into formulating and establishing the policy and regulatory infrastructure that could facilitate the engagement in those areas.
The Ambassador specifically mentioned the collaborative research on prevention of rice plant's pests between Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) with the counterpart Agency in Argentina.

Besides, he mentioned an ongoing framework of cooperation between Bangladesh Cotton Development Board and the Argentine National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA).

The Ambassador appraised the recent exploration of energy deposits in Argentina and scope of future cooperation.  
The foreign adviser appreciated Argentina's contribution towards the Rohingya issue in the international forum and requested continuous support in favour of Bangladesh's position in rehabilitating the displaced people to their homeland in Myanmar.

Both sides agreed that bilateral political consultation should be set in motion and initiated at an early date.