Dhaka, Sept. 6 -- Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has said Australia will intensify development cooperation with Bangladesh and promote the economic partnership in the years ahead.

She had a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday and discussed bilateral issues.

Marise Payne was on a three-day visit to Bangladesh to attend third IORA Blue Economy Ministerial Conference held in Dhaka on 4-5 September.

Foreign Minister Momen expressed his gratitude to the visiting Minister for reaffirming their support for the repatriation of the forcefully displaced Myanmar nationals.

Before coming to Bangladesh Foreign Minister Marise Payne visited Myanmar to assess the circumstance in Myanmar with ...