Bangladesh is interested in joining the Myanmar-India-Thailand connectivity project.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said this after the third Foreign Office Consultation took place between Bangladesh and Thailand in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Masud Bin Momen said: “Bangladesh wants to join the Myanmar-India-Thailand connectivity project. We have talked with India and Thailand. They have no problem.”
“Besides, connectivity can also happen under BIMSTEC. But not only road connectivity, we also want air and sea connectivity,” he said.
The foreign secretary said: “We believe that the current trade of $1 billion will increase to $2 billion in the near future if the goals of our businessmen increase.”
“Many MoUs are being discussed and we want to conclude them quickly,” the foreign secretary said, adding: “Thailand is the current chair of BIMSTEC and very soon they will host the summit. We want to move quickly in that alliance and bilateral system.”
Secretary of Thailand Saran Charuenswan said that Bangladesh is improving rapidly and, in the future, they will be out of the list of least developed countries. “A business delegation has come with me to discuss trade and investment. We will work with Bangladesh,” he added.
Thailand's Permanent Secretary Saran Charuenswan arrived in Dhaka on Monday.
