On Friday (October 30), at the office of Japan's Finance Minister in Tokyo, Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Assistant Finance Minister Mimura Atsushi discussed these issues in a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh's Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.
The meeting recalled the long-standing traditional and strong economic relations between Bangladesh and Japan. They discussed in detail various aspects of further strengthening the partnership between the two countries and expanding the areas of cooperation.
In the discussion, special importance was given to increasing economic cooperation through alternative financing systems in addition to Bangladesh's infrastructure development, trade expansion, and foreign direct investment (FDI). Both sides agreed to take effective initiatives to make the existing relations more dynamic and to work jointly in new sectors.
Prime Minister's Special Assistant for Investment and Capital Market Tanvir Gani and senior officials of the two countries were present at the meeting.
Japan is one of Bangladesh's main development partners. In the past, large infrastructure and social development projects have been implemented in Bangladesh with its financing. Currently, several important projects are being implemented with Japan's cooperation, and new agreements are also being signed.
