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Dhaka: Bangladesh Ambassador to Spain Masudur Rahman paid a courtesy call on Pedro Rollán Ojeda, President of the Spanish Senate.
The meeting was held at the Senate building in Madrid, where they discussed various issues related to bilateral relations, trade, investment and expanding mutual cooperation between Bangladesh and Spain, the Bangladesh Embassy in Madrid said on Thursday.
During the meeting, Ambassador Masudur Rahman emphasized strengthening cooperation between parliamentarians of the two countries to increase bilateral trade and investment.
He also called for the formation of a Spain-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group, saying it could play an important role in expanding trade between the two countries.
The ambassador said there is potential to increase bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Spain to **$6 billion**.
To achieve this goal, he stressed greater cooperation in technology transfer, renewable energy, higher value addition in the ready-made garment and textile sectors, skills development, manpower exchange and safe migration.
The President of the Spanish Senate praised Bangladesh’s garment industry.
He noted that major Spanish companies import various products from Bangladesh and also praised the economic progress Bangladesh has achieved over the past several decades, led by the private sector.
The meeting also discussed the contributions of Bangladeshis living in Spain. The Senate President praised the hard work of Bangladeshis working in Spain and described them as “ambassadors of Bangladesh.”
Ambassador Masudur Rahman invited the Spanish Senate President to visit Bangladesh and called for greater people-to-people contact and parliamentary exchanges between the two countries.
He also urged Spanish lawmakers to encourage businesses to explore opportunities for trade, commerce and investment in Bangladesh.
At the same time, he emphasized skills development and employment opportunities for Bangladeshi applicants undergoing Spain’s new regularization process.
The ambassador said skilled Bangladeshi workers in sectors such as tourism, hospitality, agriculture, housing, shipping, the maritime sector and deep-sea fishing could make a positive contribution to Spain’s economy.
At the end of the meeting, both sides expressed optimism about further advancing political-level cooperation between Bangladesh and Spain.