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Bangladesh and the United States have signed an agreement on strategic civil nuclear cooperation to deepen bilateral cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Prime minister’s adviser for science and technology Rehan Asad signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh, while US Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg signed it on behalf of the United States, according to a Facebook post by the BNP Media Cell on Saturday.
The United States proposed the agreement during a three-day visit to Bangladesh by US special envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor in early August.
Following the proposal, state minister for foreign affairs Shama Obaed Islam told reporters on August 3 that Dhaka was positive about the initiative.
‘Any bilateral agreement or relationship with the US, if it is in the interest of the people of Bangladesh, then we will move forward. If it is not in the interest of the people of Bangladesh, then we will not pursue it,’ she said.
‘If this brings benefits for the people of Bangladesh, strengthens our economy, or helps deepen our relationship with the US, we will certainly proceed,’ she added.
The United States currently has 26 civil nuclear cooperation agreements in force covering peaceful nuclear cooperation with 50 countries.
Prime minister’s adviser for science and technology Rehan Asad signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh, while US Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg signed it on behalf of the United States, according to a Facebook post by the BNP Media Cell on Saturday.
The United States proposed the agreement during a three-day visit to Bangladesh by US special envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor in early August.
Following the proposal, state minister for foreign affairs Shama Obaed Islam told reporters on August 3 that Dhaka was positive about the initiative.
‘Any bilateral agreement or relationship with the US, if it is in the interest of the people of Bangladesh, then we will move forward. If it is not in the interest of the people of Bangladesh, then we will not pursue it,’ she said.
‘If this brings benefits for the people of Bangladesh, strengthens our economy, or helps deepen our relationship with the US, we will certainly proceed,’ she added.
The United States currently has 26 civil nuclear cooperation agreements in force covering peaceful nuclear cooperation with 50 countries.
