Bangladesh Ambassador Presents copies of Letters of Credence to the Mexican Chief of Protocol

USA NEWS:  Akramul Qader, Ambassador-designate of Bangladesh to Mexico with residence in Washington DC, presented the copies of the Letters of Credence to Ambassador Jorge Castro Valle, Chief of Protocol of the Mexican Foreign Ministry on 6 December. Held at the Moon Palace, Cancun where the 16th meeting of the  UNFCCC is taking place, the ceremony  was also attended by  Armando Alvarez Reina,Director General for Asia Pacific of the Ministry. On the Bangladesh side,  Muhamamd Nazmul Hoque, First Secretary and  Nirupam Deb Nath, Second Secretary were in attendance.

After presenting the copies of the Letters of Credence, both sides discussed  issues of mutual interest and ways to further bilateral relations between the two friendly countries. During the meeting, Mexican side informed that a business delegation will visit India soon, and they would like the delegation tag Bangladesh during their Asia tour. Recognizing potentials in exploring new areas of cooperation particularly in the field of trade, Bangladesh Ambassador expressed  his  intention to work to further strengthen the relationship both in depth and dimension.

 Congratulating the  Ambassador for becoming functional as Bangladesh Envoy to Mexico, the Chief of Protocol  welcomed him to Cancun  which has received  heightened media attention globally  for the on-going UN Climate Conference(COP-16). Ambassador  Qader, who is also a member of the Bangladesh delegation for the Conference,  appreciated the efforts of the Mexican Government in organizing such a major event successfully. While touching on the importance Bangladesh attaches on the climate issue, Ambassador Qader informed that  Bangladesh delegation is composed of more than 100 members, drawn from both public and private sectors which is  being led by Dr. Hasan Mahmud,MP, State Minister, Government of Bangladesh. He added that Bangladesh, one of the most vulnerable countries, has been playing a constructive and lead role among the LDCs in global climate discourse under the leadership of the  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  As  regards  expectation of the Bangladesh from the COP-16, Ambassador Qader said that even  the meeting  fails to reach to any  legally-binding  agreement for emission cuts, he would be personally happy to see concrete commitments are made by the Parties   in the fields of technology transfer, adaptation, climate financing and mitigation.