US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has appreciated Bangladesh’s readiness to support COVID-19 response supply chains in a letter to his counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen. He also praised Bangladesh’s assistance in repatriation of American citizens. Pompeo also assured to work together to combat COVID-19.
He also conveyed US’s continued cooperation during this challenge. US Ambassador in Dhaka Earl Miller met with Dr Momen on Monday and handed over the letter at his office, the foreign ministry said. During the meeting, the Foreign Minister underscored how the economy and livelihood of Bangladeshi people are adversely affected in this COVID-19 situation especially the country's RMG industry due to the cancellation of orders.
Then he sought US’s government’s support to Bangladesh for Bangladesh’s RMG products to the US market, the single largest RMG export destination of Bangladesh. The Foreign Minister also requested to expedite the deportation of Rashed Chowdhury, the self confessed killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as it remains a priority for the government. They discussed the Rohingya crisis that is being protracted and the US Ambassador assured of continued support on this matter.
He asked for extending US cooperation in tackling this crisis in a unified manner. The US Ambassador assured to work together with the Bangladesh government. Dr Momen elaborated Bangladesh government’s strategies to tackle the war against COVID-19 crisis and expressed to work closely with the US government in the coming days to face the global challenges.
