DHAKA: Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation, Pakistan High Commission in Bangladesh stated in a statement on Thursday.
The statement issued on social media platform X said, the resolve was expressed during a meeting between Pakistan High Commissioner Syed Maroof and Hafiz-ur-Rahman, Administrator, Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries in Dhaka.
It said both sides discussed trade and economic opportunities and ways and means to bring business communities closer together for mutual benefit.
Earlier, Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar had met with the Adviser for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Md. Touhid Hossain, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa.
During the meeting, they agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation, particularly in the areas of trade, cultural exchanges and people-to-people contacts.