President Mohammed Shahabuddin today received credentials from ambassadors of the three countries to Bangladesh separately at Bangabhaban here.

The three non-resident ambassador-designate are — Kimmo Lahdevirta of Finland, Omar Castaneda Solares of Guatemala and Kevin Kelly of Ireland.

Welcoming the envoys in Dhaka, the president said Bangladesh’s foreign policy attaches importance to bilateral and friendly relations with all, President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told BSS after the meetings.

Shahabuddin said Bangladesh has always given priority to expand bilateral relations in terms of trade and investment.

He expressed his hope that the bilateral relations with these three countries would further be consolidated during the new envoys assignments here.

Terming Bangladesh as a country with huge potentials, the president urged the ambassadors to use all possibilities to strengthen trade ties between Bangladesh and their respective countries.

He also stressed exchange of visit at the government and private levels to explore the trade and investment potentials of the three countries.

Referring to the investment-friendly environment and other facilities in Bangladesh, the head of state urged the ambassadors to encourage their businessmen to increase investment in bilateral potential sectors here.

About the Rohingya repatriation, he said, “Although Bangladesh provided shelter to displaced Myanmar nationals on humanitarian grounds, it has now become a complex socio-economic problem”.