US State Department Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland arrived in Dhaka on Saturday (19 March) to join the 8th Partnership Dialogue on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the United States.
Nuland first came to Dhaka as part of a tri-country tour of South Asia, including India and Sri Lanka. Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen received her at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen and Nuland will lead a meeting representing their respective sides tomorrow morning at Padma, the state guest house.
After the 90-minute ‘Partnership Dialogue’ meeting, the Foreign Secretary and the US Under Secretary of State will attend a joint briefing at the state guest house to announce the outcome of their discussions.
Later, the US Under Secretary of State is supposed to meet the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. A K Abdul Momen.
According to the Bangladesh Foreign Office and US diplomats in Dhaka, the meeting will focus on trade and investment, labour, human rights, and governance, global threats including climate change, and regional issues, including a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and security cooperation.
The Seventh Bangladesh-US Partnership Dialogue was held in 2019, when the United States pledged additional security assistance to Bangladesh to enhance maritime domain awareness, piracy, and regional security coordination in the Bay of Bengal.
