After 45 years of closure, Argentina reopens embassy in Bangladesh

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Argentina on Monday reopened its embassy in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka after 45 years of closure.

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Andres Cafiero inaugurated the new embassy in the upscale area of Banani, where Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam and other diplomats and officials were also present.

“This is the stepping stone to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations, not only diplomatically but also culturally,” the Cafiero said.

The Argentine Embassy in Dhaka was closed in 1978 by the military junta that ruled the Latin American nation at the time.

Alam, for his part, said that with the opening of the embassy, bilateral trade and investment between the two countries would be increased.

According to a report published by the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha news agency, the bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Argentina was $765 million in 2022.

During his three-day trip to Bangladesh, Cafiero will also meet Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi. He will also visit the Bangladesh Football Federation.