(Reuters) -U.S. officers will maintain talks with Bangladesh’s interim authorities to see how the USA can assist the nation’s economic system and improvement, the U.S. State and Treasury departments stated on Tuesday.
An interim authorities led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in final month with the intention of holding elections within the South Asian nation after the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina following lethal protests.
A State Division assertion stated Donald Lu, assistant secretary for South Asia, will likely be a part of a U.S. delegation holding conferences with the Bangladeshi interim authorities. Lu may even go to India throughout the Sept. 10-16 journey.
The State Division stated the delegation would come with representatives from the Treasury, USAID, and the Workplace of the U.S. Commerce Consultant.
“U.S. and Bangladeshi officials will discuss how the United States can support Bangladesh’s economic growth, financial stability and development needs,” the assertion stated.
A U.S. Treasury spokesperson stated the delegation was anticipated to fulfill with high-level members of the interim authorities, together with Yunus, international affairs adviser Mohammad Touhid Hossain, finance and commerce adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, and Bangladesh Financial institution Governor Ahsan Mansur.
“The United States is optimistic that, by implementing needed reforms, Bangladesh can address its economic vulnerabilities and build a foundation for continued growth and increased prosperity,” Neiman, assistant Treasury secretary for worldwide finance, stated in a press release.
Bangladesh’s $450-billion economic system has slowed sharply because the Russia-Ukraine warfare pushed up costs of gasoline and meals imports, forcing it to show to the Worldwide Financial Fund final 12 months for a $4.7-billion bailout.
In India, Lu and Jedidiah Royal, U.S. principal deputy assistant secretary of protection for Indo-Pacific safety affairs, will focus on protection cooperation and methods to broaden U.S.-India collaboration within the Indo-Pacific and past, the State Division assertion stated.
