Online Desk:  Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud and Malaysian Foreign Minister Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 15th OIC Summit in Banjul, Gambia on Saturday and discussed issues of mutual interest.

They laid emphasis on strengthening the existing excellent relations between the two countries.

Issues related to employment of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia were also discussed.

The meeting also discussed Rohingya repatriation issue and greater cooperation in trade and investment, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.

Brunei Darussalam Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Setia Haji Erywan bin Pehin also held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud.

During the meeting, Hasan called for further strengthening of trade and investment relations between Bangladesh and Brunei Darussalam.

In the meeting, the foreign ministers of both countries discussed various issues including cattle export from Bangladesh to Brunei Darussalam, increase in trade and investment between the two countries, and the Rohingya crisis.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud and emphasized on increasing communication between the business organizations of the two countries with the aim of increasing trade and investment with Bangladesh.

The foreign ministers of both countries also discussed the possibility of importing energy from Azerbaijan.