Newly appointed Ambassador of Indonesia to Bangladesh Heru Hartanto Subolo called on Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen at the latter’s office on Monday. 

The foreign minister welcomed the ambassador and congratulated him on his assignment in Bangladesh. 

While appreciating the current volume of bilateral trade, Momen stressed the need for further expanding and accelerating the scope of trade and investment tapping into the unexplored potentials by the business communities of the two countries.

He specifically emphasised the importance of having a better balance of bilateral trade by allowing more Bangladeshi products, including RMG, Pharmaceuticals, leather goods etc., into the Indonesian market and on concluding the Bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement which is under negotiations.

He suggested more frequent interactions among the business communities of the two countries.

Echoing the views of Momen, the Indonesian envoy emphasised the need for further strengthening economic relations between the two countries through various means, including exchange of trade delegations, participating in trade expo etc.