Dhaka, July 4 -- Referring to the "excellent friendly relations" between Bangladesh and Nepal, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam has underscored the importance of strengthening collaboration in order to unlock untapped potential.

He informed that he is ready to welcome his counterpart in the next round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), which is to be held in Dhaka at a mutually convenient time this year.

The issues were discussed when Ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari paid a courtesy

call on the Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently.

Dhaka wants to strengthen economic cooperation with Colombo

Ambassador Bhandari congratulated the foreign secretary on assuming his new responsibilities.

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