Bangladesh and the United Kingdom have expressed their commitment to further strengthening their longstanding friendly relations and expanding cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

The issue was discussed during a courtesy meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cook at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division at Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday (October 4).

The meeting covered a range of issues concerning bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest, said AKM Nazmul Haque, Assistant Press Secretary to the Prime Minister.

The two sides discussed continued UK support for Bangladesh’s economic development and progress, as well as the scope for expanding trade and investment between the two countries in the future.

They also stressed the importance of further consolidating the historic and friendly ties between Bangladesh and the UK and exploring new avenues of cooperation.

According to the assistant press secretary, the meeting also discussed expanding cooperation in trade and investment, economic partnership, education, skills development, migration and human resource development, among other areas of mutual interest.

Both sides expressed optimism about taking the existing bilateral relationship forward and opening up new areas of cooperation for mutual benefit.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir and relevant officials were present at the meeting.