The US State Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Mira Resnick arrived in Dhaka Monday to attend the US, Bangladesh security dialogue which is scheduled for Tuesday.
The US delegation will discuss regional developments, human rights, security assistance, and counterterrorism, the US embassy said on X, formally Twitter, while welcoming her in Dhaka.
"The United States and Bangladesh share a vision of a free, open, and peaceful Indo-Pacific region. Welcome to @StateDeptPM Pol-Mil Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Mira Resnick, who arrived in Dhaka for the U.S.-Bangladesh Bilateral Security Dialogue."
“Security dialogue is a civilian-led discussion that touches on all elements of our security relationship,” the US embassy said earlier.
This will be the ninth episode of such bilateral dialogue.
Representatives from both sides will discuss Indo-Pacific regional issues, security and human rights, military cooperation, peacekeeping, security assistance, and counterterrorism, among other topics.
"This dialogue is part of our comprehensive security relationship between our two governments," the US embassy said.
The United States and Bangladesh have a strong security partnership and share many interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Both countries share a vision to ensure the Indo-Pacific region is free, open, peaceful, and secure.
"We have a variety of dialogues throughout the year in pursuit of these mutual objectives."
This year, the Security Dialogue closely follows the Bilateral Defence Dialogue, which took place on August 23 and 24 in Dhaka.