President Affirms Iraq's Interest To Open New Cooperation Opportunities With Bangladesh

BAGHDAD, Iraq (NINA) - President Fuad Masum stressed Iraq's interest in opening new cooperation opportunities with Bangladesh and increasing the volume of trade exchange between the two countries. During a meeting with the Bangladeshi ambassador to Iraq, Abu Maqsoud Mohammad Farhad, who presented greetings of the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Mohammad Abdul Hamid, Masum called on taking care of the Bangladeshis working in Iraq. For his part, the Bangladeshi ambassador praised the spirit of friendship and cooperation shown by the Iraqis towards his people, pointing out that Iraq was among the first countries in the world to recognize the independence of his country, stressing Bangladesh's keenness to develop the bonds of relations between the peoples of the two countries. During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations and means of developing them to serve the interests of the two friendly peoples. "/ End