D-8 Hails Bangladesh Ratification on D-8 Visa Agreement: Another Step Forward to Boost D-8 Cooperation

Dhaka, Bangladesh | April 05, 2010 by D-8 Secretariat

the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has ratified the "Multilateral Agreement among D-8 Member Countries on Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters" on March 22, 2010

Bangladesh has ratified the D-8 Agreement on “Simplification of Visa Procedures for the Businessman of the D-8 Member States” on March 22, 2010, making it the fifth member states to formalize the agreement within D-8 Countries. According to the Article 10 of the agreement, it shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date on which the fourth  member state officially deposits its original document of ratification with D-8 Secretariat in Istanbul. The other four member states which had previously ratified this agreement are Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia.

D-8 Director, Ambassador Kia Tabatabaee described the ratification from Bangladesh as another “encouraging step forward” and believes that the ratification shall add and strengthen other steps that have been taken in D-8 Organization to boost trading volume and economic interaction among member countries. “D-8 now is in a position to launch an important agreement, and I believe this will give a very significant effect on our trade in years to come,” he said.

In addition to that, Ambassador Tabatabaee also underlined the importance of each member countries to communicate proper information and communication to their relevant authorities for smooth and speedy implementation of this agreement.

The former D-8 Secretary General, Dr. Dipo Alam, who has been recently assigned as the Cabinet Secretary Minister of the Indonesian government, also expressed his content and gratitude to Bangladesh and the rest of the four ratifying countries, and added that he is confident that the D-8 trade volume and economic activities within member countries shall be positively effected with the ratification. “I shall also inform Indonesia about this ratification, and encourage them to expedite the process in the earliest convenient time,” he said.

Another cooperation framework among D-8 member states has also been reflected through the ratification of “Multilateral Agreement among D-8 Member Countries on Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters”.

This agreement has been recently ratified by Iran and Indonesia, and currently is waiting for ratification from the rest of the member countries.

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