Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain today expressed Bangladesh's desire for a "deeper cooperation" in energy sector with Oman and requested guaranteed energy supply.
On the sidelines of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Muscat, the foreign adviser met with Foreign Minister of Oman Sayyid Badr Albusaidi and discussed various issues of mutual interests.
Albusaidi welcomed Touhid to Oman.
Both sides expressed satisfaction over the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries.
The two sides recalled that Bangladesh and Oman will soon complete their 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and agreed to celebrate it accordingly.
The foreign adviser invited his Omani counterpart to visit Bangladesh to mark the celebration, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release.
He thanked the government of Oman for hosting a large number of Bangladeshi expatriates in Oman who are contributing to both the economies.
Touhid requested his Omani counterpart to consider recruitment of Bangladeshi professionals like doctors, engineers, IT professionals, and nurses.
He also requested to recruit shipbuilding technicians from Bangladesh.
The foreign adviser also held meeting with Qatar State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan Al Muraikhi.
He thanked the government of Qatar for hosting a huge number of Bangladeshi expatriates in Qatar.
Touhid also urged the Qatari government to recruit Bangladeshi professionals like doctors, engineers, IT professionals and nurses.
He invited representatives from the relevant authorities from Qatar to visit Bangladesh to meet the professionals for prospective recruitment.
The foreign adviser also welcomed investment from Qatar and both sides highlighted the importance of visits from private sectors of Qatar to Bangladesh to identify the sectors for investment.