UAE seeks BD govt support to operate Wizz Air flights to Dhaka/Ctg

Dhaka : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) sought cooperation from the Bangladesh government for operation of Abu Dhabi-based Wizz Air flights between Abu Dhabi and Dhaka/Chittagong.

Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Bangladesh Abdullah Ali Al Hamoudi met Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 11 and discussed issues of mutual interest.
Foreign Minister Momen said the relationship between Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is becoming stronger day by day.

He listened to the envoy and assured of full cooperation. Momen further stressed to strengthen cooperation on food security, energy security and climate change issues between Bangladesh and the UAE.

The UAE envoy expressed his country's interests to scale up the bilateral engagements between the two countries.

He underlined the need to enhance cooperation on trade and investment, air and shipping connection, agriculture, food security, floating based solar energy, pharmaceuticals, IT, afforestation, alliance for mangrove forest etc.
The Ambassador requested the Foreign Minister for support of Bangladesh during COP 28 to be held in Dubai in 2023.

The Foreign Minister congratulated the Ambassador for his new assignment and assured him all possible cooperation from the Ministry.

Momen said during the tenure of the Ambassador, the bilateral relations would further expand for mutual benefits.

The Foreign Minister particularly thanked the leadership for hosting the spectacular arrangement of Expo 2020 Dubai.