Wi Sunglac Meets Bangladesh PM's Special Envoy... Discusses Defense Industry Cooperation Following CEPA

South Korea and Bangladesh have agreed to strengthen economic and trade cooperation and expand their cooperation into the defense and defense industry sectors, following the agreement in principle on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

Wi Sung-lac, director of the National Security Office, meets with Bangladesh Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, who arrived in Korea on the 4th as a special envoy of the Bangladeshi prime minister. 2026.11.4 Yonhap News

The Blue House said Wi Sung-lac, director of the National Security Office, met with Bangladesh Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on the afternoon of November 4. Chowdhury was visiting South Korea as a special envoy of the Bangladeshi prime minister. They discussed ways to develop bilateral relations and expand practical cooperation.

Wi welcomed Chowdhury's visit, noting that he had served as South Korea's honorary consul for 17 years and contributed to the development of bilateral relations. He also expressed hope that the visit would lead to expanded cooperation in various fields, including trade, investment, development and infrastructure.

Minister Chowdhury spoke positively of the strengthened institutional foundation for economic cooperation between the two countries following the agreement in principle on the South Korea-Bangladesh CEPA on August 4. He also expressed satisfaction with the active development of practical economic cooperation, including the growing presence of South Korean companies in Bangladesh. He added that he hoped the visit would further invigorate high-level exchanges between the two countries.

The two sides agreed that there is significant potential for cooperation between their countries and decided to expand cooperation not only in economic and trade matters but also in the defense and defense industry sectors. The Blue House said they also recognized the need to build on the results of economic cooperation and extend them to various fields, drawing on the long-standing cooperative relationship between the two countries.

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