PM leaves Dhaka for Vienna today
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled for this morning to leave Dhaka for Vienna on a bilateral tour as well as to attend a conference organised by International Atomic Energy Agency.
The visit is important for Bangladesh’s increasing engagement in peaceful use of atomic energy and the establishment of nuclear power plant, foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali said at a press conference in Dhaka on Sunday.
The agency is providing supervisory support for ensuring safety and security in the installation and
operations of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, he said.
IAEA director general Yukiya Amano invited the prime minister to the international conference on the technical cooperation programme to be held in Vienna on Tuesday. The conference was organised marking the 60th founding anniversary of the UN body.
The international agency awarded Bangladesh membership on September 27, 1972, much before Bangladesh had become a member of the United Nations.
Hasina would hold bilateral talks with her Austrian counterpart federal chancellor Christian Kern Tuesday morning.
The two sides are expected to discuss cooperation in the field of agriculture, livestock, business and investment, introduction of direct aviation services between the two capitals, and holding of annual diplomatic consultations.
She would also call on Austrian federal president Alexander Van der Bellen before leaving Vienna Tuesday evening.
Foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali, science and technology minister Yeafesh Osman, principal secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, and foreign secretary M Shahidul Haque, among others, would accompany the prime minister during the visit.
Hasina is expected to reach home Wednesday morning.
A 2,400MW nuclear power plant, with Russian technology, is under construction at Rooppur in Pabna at a cost of over $13 billion.
State minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam and foreign secretary Haque were, among others, were present at the press conference.
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