UNB, Dhaka: The United Arab Emirates is interested in investing in the energy sector of Bangladesh, particularly renewable energy, said a visiting minister of the Gulf country yesterday.
UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said this during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gono Bhaban.
PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters afterwards.
Dr Ahmed, also the chairman of "Masdar" (an energy company) and Managing Director of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), said they will send two teams to Bangladesh from UAE -- one to discuss renewable energy and another to discuss business.
The issues related to climate change and bilateral relationship including economic cooperation were mainly discussed at the meeting, said the press secretary.
Ahmed, also the UAE special envoy for Climate Change and president-designate for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) praised the leadership of Hasina on the climate change issue and expected her further support in this regard.
"We want to be a game changer," he said, adding that they are exerting pressure on collection of climate funds to solve the problem before the COP28.
The prime minister said the COP28 is of crucial importance since it will involve a global stocktake of the Paris Agreement.
"We hope the UAE presidency will help make a realistic assessment of the progress made and the huge gaps that remain to accelerate climate actions globally to maintain the 1.5 degree temperature," she said.
