High Commissioner Tarik Ahsan made the request to new Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaid Khaqan Abbasi in Islamabad on Tuesday during an audience, the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad said in a statement. The Pakistani prime minister lauded the role played by Bangladesh in the face of the challenges posed by the influx of more than half a million additional forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh. The high commissioner thanked the prime minister for the expression of solidarity with Bangladesh in tackling the humanitarian crisis. He conveyed the best wishes to the newly elected prime minister who took office on Aug 1. As regards foreign-secretary level consultations, the high commissioner indicated that Bangladesh is open to hold the consultations at any mutually convenient time in Dhaka.

Source: bd News24 October 10, 2017 20:03 UTC