Trumps Deputy Assistant Curtis due July 30
UNB
Deputy Assistant to US President Donald Trump and Senior Director for South and Central Asia of the National Security Council in the White House Lisa Curtis is likely to arrive in the capital on July 30 on a brief visit to discuss various issues of mutual interest with Bangladesh leadership, reports UNB.
This high-level official of the Trump Administration and a South Asian Affairs expert is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque during her visit, a Foreign Ministry senior official said yesterday.
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has already met the Foreign Secretary here and discussed about the two-day visit. During his recent US visit, the Foreign Secretary met her and they both discussed the potentials of Bangladesh-US security cooperation with particular focus on countering terrorism and violent extremism.
At the meeting, Curtis appreciated the pluralistic character of democratic Bangladesh and the impressive socioeconomic development of this Muslim majority country.
