Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group formed

ZOOMBANGLA DESK: A nine-member Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group has been formed in a ceremony held at the Mexican Parliament.

President of the Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group Deputy Ms. Rosalinda Dominguez Flores, MP presided over the ceremony.

It was a momentous step forward in the growing partnership between Bangladesh and Mexico.

In her remarks, Rosalinda Dominguez Flores referred to the similarities between the two nations. She stressed on the importance of establishing partnerships in the areas of culture, economy, ecology, industry, technology and politics.

Welcoming the noble initiative of the Mexican Parliament Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Mexican States Abida Islam said that it would be reciprocated soon by the National Parliament of Bangladesh.

She also mentioned that in terms of the size of the population, Bangladesh and Mexico constitute 3.8% of the global humanity and therefore it is extremely important for the elected representatives of both the countries to form a platform to forge stronger friendship and take the bilateral relations to new heights.

Later the floor was opened for remarks by the members of the Parliamentary Friendship Group, in which Legislator Ms. Martha Alicia Arreola Martínez, Legislator Mr. Marcos Rosendo Medina Filigrana, Legislator Ms. Juanita Guerra Mena and Legislator Mr. Santiago Torreblanca Engell participated.

Underlining the importance of a stronger relationship based on solidarity and respect, they intended to strengthen the bilateral relationship in the areas of trade and commerce, tourism, sharing of good practices in addressing the adverse effects of climate change and gender issues.

Director of the Asia Pacific Department of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Vladimir Carlos Rubio in his remarks congratulated Bangladesh and offered all support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Mexico-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group.

The ceremony came to an end with the formal declaration by the President of the Group Deputy Ms. Rosalinda Domingez Flores by signing of the Constitutive Act and also signing by the Ambassador Abida Islam of the Parliament´s distinguished visitors’ book.