Interim govt’s foreign policy is pro-Bangladesh: Press Secretary

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said, “The foreign policy of the interim government is pro-Bangladesh. We are following the diplomacy so that Bangladesh’s interests can be preserved”. 

The Press Secretary said this at a press conference organized at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Tuesday (April 15). 

In response to a question regarding the Pakistani Foreign Minister’s visit to Bangladesh, Shafiqul Alam said, “The Chief Adviser wants to develop our relations with every country in SAARC. We belong to the South Asian family, in light of that, Pakistan belongs to our South Asian family, SAARC. Therefore, we want to develop relations with Pakistan”. 

“At the same time, we also want to develop relations with India. We also want to develop relations with Bhutan and Nepal”, he added. 

The Press Secretary said that as part of this, a decision was made last week that we will create an economic zone for Nepal.  For this, we are looking at land in North Bengal. 

Shafiqul Alam said that after taking oath on August 8, Professor Yunus had said that one of the aspects of his foreign policy was to revive SAARC and improve relations with SAARC countries. At that time, all issues of mutual interest will be discussed with the Pakistani Foreign Minister, the Press Secretary said.