Mahmood meets Kerry; both condemn violence, extremism
New Age Online
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Friday met US Secretary of State John F Kerry and they agreed that violence has no space in a democracy, and condemned the mindless violence and extremism in the name of ideology or political expression, said a Foreign Ministry media release here.During the meeting at the US Department of State, they discussed a wide range of Bangladesh-US bilateral relations and expressed their satisfaction at the current level of cooperation and acknowledged that the bilateral relation is expanding from strength to strength.The release said John Kerry applauded Bangladesh for its huge success in the socioeconomic fields and said that the US would be happy to continue expanding its cooperation with Bangladesh, United News of Bangladesh reports.They agreed to work together on a number of global issues, inter alia, climate change, countering violent extremism, terrorism, peacekeeping, human security and disaster preparedness. John Kerry expressed deep interest to work with Bangladesh in fighting climate change.
Mahmood Ali requested John Kerry to expedite repatriation of Rashed Chowdhury, one of the convicted killers of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is reportedly hiding in the USA.When invited his counterpart to visit Bangladesh, John Kerry responded very positively and said he would love to take the visit at the earliest opportunity.Foreign Minister was accompanied by Bangladesh Ambassador to USA M Ziauddin, Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque and Director General (Americas) Mahfuzur Rahman. US Assistant Secretary of State for South & Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal assisted the Secretary of State.
Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali attended the Ministerial Segment of the White House Countering Violent Extremism Summit, which was addressed by US President Barack Obama.
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