Bangladesh and Nepal on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to work closely at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels to advance the shared interests of their two countries and peoples.

The assurance came during a meeting between visiting Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Bala Nanda Sharma and Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman in Dhaka in the evening.

The Nepalese Foreign Minister congratulated his Bangladesh counterpart on his appointment as the Foreign Minister of the government of Bangladesh.

During the meeting, the two ministers reviewed the longstanding relations between Bangladesh and Nepal, anchored in good neighbourliness, shared aspirations and deep cultural connections.

They discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties with a particular focus on expanding economic partnership.

The discussions highlighted the significant untapped potential in areas such as trade, energy cooperation, connectivity and tourism.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam and Director General (South Asia) Israt Jahan were present at the meeting.

Foreign Minister Sharma was accompanied by Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari, Joint Secretary Gahendra Rajbhandari, Deputy Chief of Mission Lalita Silwal and Under Secretary Madhusudan Bhattarai.