Bangladesh- Sri Lanka secretary-level meeting on maritime connectivity soon, To determine the potential and areas of cooperation in naval connectivity, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will hold their second secretary-level meeting on maritime cooperation as soon as possible in Colombo. According to a press release, the information was made public at a bilateral meeting between the two nations that took place in the conference room of the Shipping Ministry at the Secretariat here.
Bangladesh- Sri Lanka secretary-level meeting on maritime connectivity soon
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister MUM Ali Sabry led the delegations of their respective sides at the meeting. The meeting was apprised that Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are working together to increase naval connectivity and expand maritime cooperation by determining the scope of mutual cooperation.
Earlier in 2019, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka conducted their first secretary-level conference to discuss maritime cooperation in Dhaka. However, the Covid-19 epidemic has caused a postponement of the second meeting. The Coastal Shipping Agreement between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the start of feeder services between Sri Lankan Shipping Corporation and Bangladesh Shipping Corporation were also discussed during the conference.
At the meeting, among others, were the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Dhaka, Professor Sadharshan Seneviratne, and Shipping Secretary Md Mostafa Kamal. The state minister for shipping received a courtesy visit from the foreign minister of Sri Lanka earlier, and they spoke about a variety of bilateral matters.