The State Minister of Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam looked forward to such a productive partnership in the coming days and remarked, “It is indeed time for us to open our bilateral ties from the legacies of the past and take it forward in the future direction of shared prosperity”.
Presenting a paper on the seminar’s theme, Bangladesh State Minister highlighted the historic contact between the Bangalees and Portuguese that forms the basis of friendly relation between the two countries, according to a release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh on May 29 2022.
He identified bilateral trade, connectivity, blue economy, climate action, knowledge partnership, migration & mobility and people-to-people contact as priority areas, where the two countries can cooperate meaningfully.
In Lisbon on 27 May, 2022, the “Diplomatic Institute of Portugal” and “Macau Scientific and Cultural Center” jointly organized a seminar on the theme of “Exploring deeper Portugal-Bangladesh Relationship”, with an excellent line-up of speakers: Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam, MP; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs & Cooperation of Portugal Francisco André; Bangladesh Ambassador in Lisbon Tarik Ahsan and Professor José Mapril.
Bangladesh Ambassador in Lisbon focused on the present realities and future aspirations of the Bangladesh-Portugal relationship in his deliberation. He stressed the need of continued exchange of high-level visits, like the one by Bangladesh State Minister’s present visit, to sustain and further elevate the existing bilateral relations.
The State Minister also participated in an interactive question-and-answer session at the close of the panel discussions.
Apart from the above-mentioned panelists, the seminar also brought together academics, practitioners, some Ambassadors, Diplomats based in Lisbon, interns and students as participant who discussed opportunities for deepening the existing relationship between Bangladesh and Portugal.
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