Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has expressed his desire to visit Bangladesh for attending the 42nd Independence and National Day on March 26.
The Kuwait Amir expressed his desire as Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman handed over an invitation letter to him for attending the 42nd Independence and National Day celebration programme on 26 March, 2013 in Dhaka as a special guest.
The Bangladesh President, who is now in Kuwait to attend the 1st Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit, met the Amir of Kuwait this afternoon and invited for visiting Dhaka, a foreign ministry statement said on Wednesday.
Al-Sabah expressed his happiness in meeting President and referred deep rooted friendly bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries.
He recalled with deep gratitude invaluable support provided by Bangladesh during the Kuwait War, and the continued support by Bangladesh Armed Forces to Kuwait.
During the call on, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Bangladesh Ambassador to Kuwait Shahed Reza, among others, were present, the statement added.
Zillur Rahman requested the Amir for setting up an oil refinery and to consider deferred payment of Bangladesh’s import of petroleum products from Kuwait, the statement said.
The president urged Sheikh Sabah to encourage Kuwaiti investors to explore investment opportunities in Bangladesh.
He also requested Amir to recruit more skilled and semi-skilled workforce, including doctors and engineers from Bangladesh by waiving current ban of recruitment of Bangladesh workers, according to the statement.
BBN/SSR/AD-18Oct12-8:17 am (BST)
