Brazil expressed a great interest on Wednesday to expand bilateral cooperation with Bangladesh in agriculture sector for mutual benefits of the two countries.
The Brazilian authorities' interest came when its Chargé d'affaires in Bangladesh Sabime Nadja Popoff called on Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi at the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.
After the meeting, the minister said Brazil produces world-class cotton and the envoy expressed her country's interest to increase cooperation on agriculture with Bangladesh, alongside exporting more cotton to Bangladesh.
Brazil exports cotton to different countries including Bangladesh and wants to export more cotton to Bangladesh, the minister quoted the envoy as saying.
However, the Brazilian envoy did not talk to the media.
Terming Brazil as a real friend of Bangladesh, the minister informed the envoy further that Bangladesh and Brazil will continuously work together in textile and agriculture sectors.
He told Ms Popoff that the two counties could work together to get rid of the existing bottlenecks in bilateral trade.
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