Minister of Home Affairs holds bilateral meetings with Pakistan, Viet Nam and UN leaders at UNHQ

USANewsOnline.Com Desk, New York, 7 July 2026: Minister of Home Affairs Salahuddin Ahmed held separate bilateral meetings at UN Headquarters with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Syed Mohsin Naqvi; Viet Nam’s Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo.
In his meeting with Syed Mohsin Naqvi, the Minister underscored the importance of strengthening cooperation in counter-narcotics and broader law-enforcement collaboration. He raised the humanitarian difficulties faced by Bangladeshi-origin Pakistani nationals in obtaining National Identity Cards. The two ministers also discussed issues of mutual interest, including the impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict on energy security, trade and regional stability. They also discussed issues of capacity building of respective institutions.
During his meeting with Viet Nam’s Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long, the Minister of Home Affairs highlighted cooperation on migration management, consular services, enhancing trade and efforts to combat human trafficking and transnational crime.
In his meeting with USG DiCarlo, the Minister highlighted Bangladesh’s priorities on peacekeeping and peacebuilding and underscored the need for sustained international support for the return of the Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar. DiCarlo commended Bangladesh’s constructive role at the United Nations and its continued contribution to international peace and stability.
Photo credit : Press Wing, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.