PM to open envoys confce Sunday on diplomacy for peace, people

A consultation meeting with the participation of all Bangladesh envoys currently posted in 58 countries around the world titled ‘Diplomacy for Peace and People’ will begin Dhaka on Sunday.

This conference, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is being hosted for the first time since the independence of Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the three-day envoys’ conference and is expected to give necessary directives to Bangladesh diplomats, reports the UNB.

High commissioners, ambassadors and Permanent Representatives of Bangladesh will attend.

The conference will have exclusive sessions on foreign policy issues in the changing global context.

It will also have panel discussions on different contemporary national and international issues.

Ministers, Advisers, Members of Parliament and senior officials will address the ambassadors in these sessions and are expected to provide guidance in securing national interest.

The conference aims to discuss issues ranging from foreign policy challenges to implementation of development goals, expansion of trade, welfare of expatriate Bangladeshis and projection of Bangladesh as a responsible and peace loving state in the world.

In the sessions it is expected that the envoys will also share their experiences and discuss the challenges in promoting country’s interest.

The envoys will also jointly call on the President before leaving Dhaka for their respective destinations.

Source: ntvbd