, Oct. 14 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has expressed his interest in visiting Bangladesh in the coming months, hoping it would strengthen ties between the two nations.

President Lula made the announcement during a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the FAO-organised World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event in Rome on Monday, said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

Both leaders served as keynote speakers at the forum and later held a bilateral meeting at the FAO headquarters to discuss matters of mutual interest, including social business, universal healthcare, social inclusion and strategies to combat poverty.

During the meeting, the Chief Adviser forma...