Bangladesh and Australia have discussed cooperation in the areas of maritime security as part of their efforts to promote a peaceful and prosperous region.
Acting Australian High Commissioner Nardia Simpson on Monday met with Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Mir Ershad Ali and discussed how maritime security cooperation can promote a “peaceful, stable and prosperous” region.
Australia and Bangladesh are Indian Ocean neighbours and one of the things they want to do is to have deeper cooperation between the two coastguards.
In May this year, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong pledged to have “deeper cooperation” with Bangladesh on key fronts and address the shared challenges of climate change, regional maritime security and people smuggling.
“We share a region. We share an Ocean and we share a future. And we are determined to do what we can to work with you and other partners to make sure the region is peaceful, stable and prosperous,” she said during her recent visit to Bangladesh.
