Brazil foreign minister Mauro Vieira due in Dhaka today

Mauro Vieira, foreign minister of Brazil, will arrive in Dhaka today on a two-day visit to bolster trade and investment relations between the two countries.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he will arrive in Dhaka on Sunday (April 7) and visit Bangladesh on April 7-8.

Sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that during the visit, the issue of increasing trade and commerce between the two countries will be discussed mainly.

Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Brazil has increased to $2.72 billion in 2023 from $1.52 billion in 2021. Of this, Bangladesh's exports to Brazil are worth $200 million.

Minister Vieira will hold meeting with state minister for commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu at 3:00pm.

Later, he will join a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Hasan Mahmud around 5:00pm. Tomorrow, he will call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.