UK help sought for climate fund
British Secretary of State William Hague expressed his government's satisfaction at the existing bilateral relations and the level of engagement between Bangladesh and UK when Foreign Minister Dipu Moni met him in London on Monday.
The two leaders discussed a number of bilateral issues, including the ongoing cooperation in the area of counter terrorism.
During the meeting, Dipu Moni extended an invitation to Secretary Hague to visit Bangladesh at a suitable time, said a foreign ministry press release.
Earlier on the day, she met the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey and called upon UK to impress upon others for living upto their commitments for climate change funding.
She also raised the issue of technical and financial assistance in promoting renewable energy, particularly solar energy. Edward Davey appreciated the challenges underlined by the foreign minister and mentioned that UK would increase its assistance in the energy sector, involving the government, academia and other private sector stakeholders.
He referred to the agreement signed in February this year with Bangladesh on greater transfer and development of technologies in that direction.
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