Staff Reporter:
Assistant Secretary for International Finance at the US Department of the Treasury Brent Neiman ar-rived in Dhaka on Saturday morning to lead his country’s delegation to discuss issues pertaining to bilat-eral relations.
He was received by foreign ministry’s Director General (North America) Khandker Masudul Alam at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital, foreign ministry sources said.
Dhaka has prepared for a comprehensive and multi-faceted discussion as it welcomed the first US high level delegation following the formation of the interim government led by Chief Adviser Professor Mu-hammad Yunus.
US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, who is currently visiting New Delhi, will join the delegation later yesterday.
The US delegation is scheduled to meet with Chief Adviser Prof. Yunus, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, and Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, in addition to engaging in other official meetings.
Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin will also host a working lunch, which will be attended by repre-sentatives from relevant ministries.
The discussions will cover a wide range of topics, not just a single issue, the foreign secretary told media regarding the visit.
