Marking the 50 years of diplomatic relations, Bangladesh and
Brazil signed an ‘Agreement on the Exemption of Visa for Diplomatic and
Official Passports’.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam and the
Foreign Minister of Brazil Carlos Alberto Franco França signed the agreement on
July 18 on behalf of their respective government, said the Bangladesh Embassy
in Brazil on Wednesday (July 20).
The Bangladesh State Minister is now on a 4-day maiden
official visit to Brazil. A high-profile business delegation led by the President
of the FBCCI Jashim Uddin and the representatives of the Bangladesh-Brazil
Chamber of Commerce (BBCC) accompanied the State Minister during the visit.
On July 18, the State Minister delivered a lecture for the trainee diplomats at the Rio Branco institute (Foreign Services Academy of Brazil) in Brasília.
More than 100 guests comprising high officials from the host
government, Ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps, civil society,
trainee diplomats, journalists along with members of FUNAG (Research Institute
for International Relations) attended the event.
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