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PM welcomes the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to Downing Street.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Mr Cameron said the two countries had “a good and strong relationship” and a number of shared interests including tackling climate change and aid - where the UK is one of the largest aid partners in Bangladesh.

The PM said:

…we’ll have many subjects to discuss this morning: aid, development, climate change, the economic relations between our countries and also the importance of dealing with extremist terror in both our countries where we have a shared interest and need to make some good progress, but a very warm welcome to you.

Yesterday, Sheikh Hasina held meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Foreign Secretary William Hague.

Speeches and transcripts: PM’s remarks to Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Published 27 January 2011