New Ambassador of Iran Mansour Chavoshi paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam on Sunday.
The State Minister welcomed the new Ambassador and congratulated him on his appointment.
Bangladesh and Iran enjoy “excellent relations” in bilateral as well as in multilateral forums.
The people of Bangladesh and Iran have strong historical and cultural bondage.
There are ample scopes to further strengthen economic and trade and investment relations between the two countries.
He requested for exchange of high level visits and more engagements in medical, food processing, ICT and energy sectors.
The Ambassador of Iran thanked the State Minister for receiving him at his office.
He said that the government of Iran is sincere in enhancing economic relations with Bangladesh.
He expressed that he is very happy being Ambassador of Iran in Bangladesh.
He said that Iran is ready to cooperate with Bangladesh in the medical, engineering and energy sector for mutual benefit of the people of Bangladesh and Iran.
The State Minister briefed the Ambassador about the economic growth of Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
He expressed that there is a lot of opportunity for Iran to invest in the Special Economic Zones of Bangladesh.
The Ambassador “highly appreciates” the government of Bangladesh for its continued economic success and social development.