The US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas said he looks forward to working closely with Bangladesh in the coming months on issues of mutual importance.
He mentioned climate change, expanding business opportunities, and other areas of cooperation to advance relations.

“I look forward to working very closely with Bangladesh in the coming months to advance our mutual interests,” he told reporters after his meeting with Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital on Wednesday.

The envoy said he had an introductory meeting with the new minister on how the US and Bangladesh will work together in the future.
“We talked about the future of the Bangladesh-US relationship and how we will work together on issues of mutual importance, such as expanding business opportunities and Rohingya repatriation,” he said.
He said it was an opportunity to talk about the future of the US-Bangladesh relationship.

Hass did not take any questions from the journalists.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said Bangladesh has agreed to deepen ties with the United States through the expansion of trade and strengthening efforts to combat “militancy and fanaticism.”
“We have expressed our commitment to working together,” he told reporters after his separate meetings with US Ambassador Peter Haas and European Union Ambassador Charles Whiteley at his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.