Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has reaffirmed Bangladesh's firm commitment to consolidating and deepening the longstanding friendly ties between Bangladesh and Argentina with enhanced cooperation in priority areas.

Ambassador of Argentina to Bangladesh Marcelo Carlos Cesa met the Foreign Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday and both sides identified priority areas to enhance cooperation.

The particularly discussed ways to expand bilateral trade with a focus on diversification of exports and imports, strengthening technical collaboration in agriculture, advancing sports cooperation, including through effective implementation of the existing MoU on football, and exploring opportunities for cooperation in energy trade and supply chain partnerships and enhanced apparel exports from Bangladesh.

The Foreign Minister proposed a multi-sectoral dialogue among relevant stakeholders with a focused agenda to advance bilateral cooperation.

He also appreciated the reopening of the Argentine Embassy in Dhaka and Argentina's recent concurrence to the reopening of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Buenos Aires.

He underscored Bangladesh's commitment to operationalising its resident mission in Buenos Aires at the earliest opportunity to further institutionalise bilateral engagement, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Foreign Minister also sought Argentina's valued support for Bangladesh's candidature for the Presidency of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Ambassador congratulated the Foreign Minister on his assumption of office and conveyed the good wishes of the Government of Argentina to the newly elected Government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

He said bilateral relations are poised for further strengthening under the new leadership.

Earlier, the Argentine Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam, MP.

The State Minister underscored the unique people-to-people bond between the two countries, particularly through football, and proposed structured cooperation in youth and women's football development.

The State Minister emphasised the importance of establishing a platform such as a Bangladesh-Argentina Chamber of Commerce to enhance business networking and promote structured private-sector engagement.

She proposed to import pharmaceuticals, ceramics, and jute products alongside ready-made garments from Bangladesh.

The meetings concluded with both sides expressing optimism about the future trajectory of Bangladesh-Argentina relations and reaffirming their shared commitment to elevating the partnership to a dynamic and multidimensional level through concrete and result-oriented actions.