Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday urged Oman to ensure guaranteed energy supply to Bangladesh while seeking deeper cooperation in the energy sector with the Middle Eastern nation.

He made the request during a meeting with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi on the sidelines of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Muscat, the Bangladesh foreign ministry said in a press release.

At the meeting, the foreign adviser also urged his Omani counterpart to recruit Bangladeshi professionals like doctors, engineers, IT professionals, and nurses.

He specially requested to recruit from Bangladesh world-standard shipbuilding technicians who could make immense contributions to the Oman shipbuilding industry.     

The two leaders expressed satisfaction over the excellent bilateral relations the two countries are enjoying.

Both sides recalled that Bangladesh and Oman will soon complete the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and agreed to duly celebrate it.

In this regard, Touhid invited his Omani counterpart to visit Bangladesh to mark the celebration.

He thanked Oman for hosting a large number of Bangladeshi expatriates in its land who are contributing to both economies.