BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said on Friday that relation between Bangladesh and Pakistan will be of mutual respect and dignity.
Khasru said this in a press conference after he and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met with Pakistan High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof.
Khasru added, "The bilateral issues, including trade and business between the two countries, and regional cooperation came up for discussion."
He said, "We discussed the way forward to improve bilateral ties and protecting the two countries' independence and sovereignty. Everything between the two countries, including trade and business, and economic relations have come up for discussion."
"The issue of our regional cooperation in the entire South Asia was also discussed. The potentials between the two countries, particularly trade and business, economic prospects, were discussed," Khasru said.
He said, "We will emphasize comparative advantage in business, which was missing in Bangladesh for a long time.
Khasru said, "There was no level playing field in business in the country. The ousted government supported individuals in terms of the bilateral trade and business."
He said, "We have discussed that there is going to be a level playing field in Bangladesh and we will cooperate with each other on the basis of comparative advantage, maintaining the level playing field between the two countries."
Talking about the regional cooperation, he said the issue of strengthening the regional cooperation within South Asia was also discussed.
Noting that the South Asian region is the least integrative area, Amir Khosru said it needs to enhance the integration in this South Asian region not just in case of economic issues but in all aspects. "It has been discussed in detail how we can move forward," he said.
"We want to move forward on the basis of BNP's foreign policy -friendship with all. We want to move forward with all kinds of economic cooperation amid good relations between the two countries," he added.
"We will take forward the bilateral and regional cooperation by maintaining the level playing field," said Amir Khosru.
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Special Assistant to the BNP Chairperson's Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee Member Shama Obaid were present at the meeting.
