Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero led the opening of the new Embassy in Bangladesh on Monday, in what meant the first visit by a South American Foreign Minister to that country, and stressed that in that nation “there is a lot of love” for Argentina.
“There is a lot of love for Argentina from the people of Bangladesh; it is very exciting”expressed the chancellor in statements to Radio 10, after finishing the opening ceremony.
In addition, he recounted the “affectionate” welcome from people who gathered in the street around the Embassyand with whom the flag was raised.
“Sometimes you have to take a little distance to see how they love and respect us in the world,” said Cafiero. while thanking the expressions of affection from the Bangladeshi people.
???? Few countries supported the Scaleneta with such passion during the World Cup as Bangladesh. But the history of the relationship between our countries is much deeper than this great soccer love.
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– Santiago Cafiero (@SantiagoCafiero) February 26, 2023
“It’s not just the football question: Argentina was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of Bangladesh and help them in complex situations; love and affection also come from there,” he added.
“It’s not just the football question: Argentina was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of Bangladesh and help them in complex situations; love and affection also come from there”
Cafiero had arrived in Dhaka on Sundaythe capital of Bangladesh, together with a large group of Argentine businessmen with whom they will carry out a trade mission in search of greater exports to a market of 170 million inhabitants.
The initiative constitutes a fact of “great geopolitical significance” for Argentina because Bangladesh It is located at the crossroads of South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia, and is the eighth most populous country in the world, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Trade mission to Bangladesh ??
Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero begins his trip to Bangladesh today, together with a delegation of businessmen, for the opening of the new Argentine embassy in Dacca, and also to develop a trade and investment promotion agenda. pic.twitter.com/yfyzaKJ5HR
– Argentine Foreign Ministry ?? (@CancilleriaARG) February 25, 2023
“Our country was one of the first to recognize the independence of Bangladesh, declared in March 1971. President Juan Domingo Perón enabled the first diplomatic representation on October 30, 1973. The embassy was opened in the city of Dhaka in January 1974 and it was closed four years later by decision of the last civic-military dictatorship”, stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
With the opening of the new embassy in Dhaka and its consular section, The country “seeks to exploit the potential of the bilateral relationship, mainly in the commercial aspect that has a wide potential for growth, seeking to diversify trade and the Argentine exportable offer, currently focused on oils, cereals, flours and soybean pelletsin order to meet the growing demand of the Bangladeshi market,” said the Foreign Ministry.
Another objective is “to promote cooperation in the fields of sports, satellite, humanitarian aid and disaster management”he pointed.
How exports will increase
The Undersecretary for the Promotion of Trade and Investment of the Foreign Ministry, Guillermo Merediz, highlighted today the possibility of increasing exports from the trade mission carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangladesh, with the participation of businessmen.
“It is a commercial mission with businessmen and women from Argentina, with the deployment of many opportunities,” Merediz told Télam Radio.
He affirmed that “Argentina needs to increase its exports”, and specified that “it already sells around US$ 730 million to Bangladesh”.
“And we have the possibility of increasing those exports. That is why about 20 businessmen from different productive sectors have come, especially agri-food,” the official stressed.
He explained that the businessmen “are going to have more than 300 work meetings with counterparts from Bangladesh.”
“We are working with the Foreign Ministry to identify opportunities, to make the opportunities that this and other markets have in the private sector in Argentina,” the undersecretary remarked.
In addition, he recalled that “Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero launched in December of last year an agenda of more than 305 trade missions and fairs that allow Argentina to have action on all continents.”
For his part, the director of Marolio, Juan Fera, who is participating in the trade mission, indicated that his objective is to expose the “quality” of the products produced by the company and to seek an increase in exports.
“We brought samples to show what we do, the quality of the products and what sets us apart from the rest of the world,” Fera told Télam Radio.
He explained that “exporting food obviously required a lot of approvals”, but stressed that “that’s how we did it in Paris and that’s how we started.”
“And each destination that the Foreign Ministry proposes to leave, we are going to do it because our objective is to increase exports more and more,” said the businessman.
Officials and businessmen arrived yesterday in the city of Dacca to start the trade mission in search of greater exports in a market of 170 million inhabitants.
