Minister of Home Affairs Salahuddin Ahmed has held separate bilateral meetings with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Syed Mohsin Naqvi, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long at UN Headquarters.
Along with the bilateral meetings, Mr Salahuddin also met the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo, according to a media release issued by the foreign ministry on Wednesday.
In his meeting with Syed Mohsin Naqvi, the minister underscored the importance of strengthening cooperation in counter-narcotics and broader law-enforcement collaboration.
He raised the humanitarian difficulties faced by Bangladeshi-origin Pakistani nationals in obtaining National Identity Cards.
The two ministers also discussed issues of mutual interest, including the impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict on energy security, trade and regional stability. They also discussed issues of capacity building of the respective institutions.
During his meeting with Vietnam’s deputy minister, Salahuddin highlighted cooperation on migration management, consular services, trade enhancement, and efforts to combat human trafficking and transnational crime.
In his meeting with USG DiCarlo, the minister highlighted Bangladesh’s priorities on peacekeeping and peacebuilding and also underscored the need for sustained international support for the return of the Rohingyas to their homeland, Myanmar.
DiCarlo commended Bangladesh’s constructive role at the United Nations and its continued contribution to international peace and stability.
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