Bangladesh PM To Visit Brunei

Dhaka - Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaledu Zia left Dhaka Friday to begin a four-day official visit to Indonesia and Brunei aimed at boosting ties, government officials said.

Zia is undertaking the two-nation tour at the invitation of Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri and His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei.

In Indonesia, Zia will hold formal talks with President Megawati Saturday on expanding trade and investment ties, a Bangladesh Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

Bilateral agreements on economic and trade cooperation between the two Muslim countries are expected to be signed during the visit.

On Sunday, Zia will leave Indonesia for Brunei where she will be the first Bangladeshi Head of Government to visit the Sultanate.

Economic cooperation, manpower export, energy and education are likely to dominate the Brunei-Bangladesh discussions. Zia is due to leaveBrunei forhome on Monday.

She is accompanied by Foreign Minister M. Morshed Khan, State Minister for Overseas Employment Quamrul Islam and other senior officials. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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