US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Ambassador Tom Shannon said his country is proud of its relationship with Bangladesh following remarkable achievements in socio-economic front.   

The US envoy highlighted that the USA was looking forward to deeper engagements in the days to come, reads a press release of Bangladesh Embassy in the US.

Shannon was addressing the concluding day of the fifth annual Partnership Dialogue between Bangladesh and the US yesterday in Washington, DC reiterating their commitment to enhance Dhaka-Washington bilateral cooperation and work together on issues of regional and global interests.

Foreign Secretary ShahidulHaque led the inter-ministerial Bangladesh delegation at the two-day dialogue while the US delegation was led by Shannon.

The US Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue, established in 2012, is a regularly planned policy consultation designed to advance the common agenda and opportunities for cooperation across the full range of bilateral and regional issues.

During the deliberations that started on June 23, the two sides emphasised on enhancing bilateral relations and reiterated their commitments to work together on issues of national, regional and global interests.

The three working groups focused on cooperation in the areas of development & governance, trade & investment and security affairs.

They discussed a range of bilateral issues including migration, climate change, disaster management, health, higher education, agricultural cooperation, diaspora, regional cooperation, blue economy, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, counterterrorism and countering violent extremism and higher education.