Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen sought cooperation of his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha to ease the visa process so that the workers and students who came back to Bangladesh at the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic could return to their work and studies.
The Bangladesh Foreign Minister was talking to his Korean counterpart over the phone on Tuesday.
During the conversation, the two Foreign Ministers discussed bilateral, regional and global issues including the Covid-19 pandemic, bilateral cooperation, welfare of Bangladeshi workers and students.
They agreed to work together to realise the full potential of the existing excellent bilateral relations.
Detailing the plights of the stranded workers and students, Dr. Momen sought support of the Korean Minister to facilitate the return of the stranded EPS workers and students.
He also invited South Korea to establish a vocational training centre which could train Bangladeshi workers to suit the needs of Korean employers. Minister Kang welcomed the idea and also assured to look into the visa issue.
The Foreign Minister lauded South Korea’s effective containment of the spread of COVID-19 and called for greater cooperation to combat the pandemic.
He also appraised about the initiatives taken by the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to contain corona transmission.
Dr. Momen appraised Kyung-wha of the current Rohingya situation.
In reply, the Korean Foreign Minister assured to work towards resolving the Rohingya crisis and for the early repatriation of more than a million Myanmar nationals displaced from their home in Rakhine State now temporarily sheltered in Bangladesh.
