BD to open nine new missions

The government has decided to widen its diplomatic ties with foreign countries by opening nine new diplomatic missions abroad. The ninth meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Ministry, held at Sangsad Bhaban yesterday, came up with the decision. The meeting said the approval for opening these missions is under process and but it did not reveal the names of the countries where those will be opened. The meeting was informed that 14 new missions were opened in Athens (Greece), Milan (Italy), Mexico City (Mexico), Lisbon (Portugal), Istanbul (Turkey), Brasilia (Brazil), Port Louis (Mauritius), Kunming (China), Mumbai (India), Beirut (Lebanon), Vienna (Austria), Warsaw (Poland), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) during the Awami League government’s recent tenures. l