Bangladesh and Denmark today signed an agreement on Sustainable and Green Framework Engagement to strengthen the partnership on climate and green transition between the two countries.

Bangladeshi Foreign Affairs Minister AK Abdul Momen and Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Flemming Møller Mortensen signed the framework document at Le Méridien Dhaka.

Under the agreement, Denmark will provide knowledge and technology towards attaining a sustainable and greener future for Bangladesh.

Denmark is the first country to enter into a framework engagement with Bangladesh with such aim.

Celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations, the two countries wish to partner towards attaining a sustainable and greener future globally, according to a joint statement.

The focus will be on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Environmental Damage and Loss of Biodiversity, in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, added the statement.

Bangladesh and Denmark share a joint commitment in tackling global challenges such as climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

The cooperation will bring all instruments into play, ranging from diplomatic action and development cooperation to climate funding and investments, trade and private sector relations, including public-private partnerships.

During the signing ceremony, Foreign Minister Momen said that the Framework Engagement would serve as an expression of intent between Bangladesh and Denmark, which will be supplemented by an action plan involving the concerned government entities.

"This initiative signals our two countries' shared interest in further diversifying the content of our bilateral relations. It should help build synergies between Bangladesh's home-grown climate change adaptation strategies and Danish innovation and technological expertise."

Danish Minister Flemming Møller Mortensen said, "Denmark and Bangladesh are two countries with a strong and active engagement in the global climate agenda."

"Signing of the green framework document today signals that we are ready to 'walk the talk' on the commitments made in the Paris Agreement – the international treaty on climate change," he added.