Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Mario Palma has said his country did not issue any travel advisory to its nationals against visiting Bangladesh following the murder of Cesare Tavella.
“We did not issue any travel advisory for our nationals, rather we advised our citizens to visit Bangladesh,” an official handout quoted the Italian envoy as saying as he called on Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon at secretariat yesterday.
Terming the murder of Tavella – an Italian citizen – unfortunate, the ambassador said: “We want to see the ongoing investigation regarding the killing be completed effectively.”
Palma was accompanied by French Ambassador in Dhaka Sophie Auber.
Regarding the recent murders of foreign nationals in Bangladesh, the French envoy said they were waiting for completion of the ongoing investigation to see the real fact behind these murders.
Menon, meanwhile, said unveiling the mystery behind killing of the two foreign nationals was now only a matter of time.
Assuring the envoys about the country’s peace, the minister said Bangladesh is a secular and liberal democratic county. “Here there is no place for militancy, extremism and fundamentalism,” Menon added.
During the meeting they discussed various issues related to multilateral matters and mutual interest, reports BSS.
The envoys showed keen interest in building commercial venture between Biman and the ATR, a French-Italian aircraft manufacture company.
