Handout                                                                                                            Number : 2715

ISA General Assembly in India

Shahriar Alam delivers country statement

Dhaka, October 3 :

“Bangladesh is committed to green, clean and sustainable energy”-says State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam during the first General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) held today in Greater Noida, India.

During the Assembly Md. Shahriar Alam delivered the country statement where he expressed Bangladesh Government’s willingness and commitment to work with the member countries of ISA for ensuring sustainable solar energy. He also underscored the Government’s priority for green and clean energy.

 In his statement, the State Minister elaborated the current status of solar energy usage in Bangladesh. Conveying Bangladesh Government’s readiness to share its innovation with the member states of ISA for better solar technology, he also informed the international dignitaries present in the Assembly that Bangladesh had already shared best practices in Solar Home System with several African countries. He urged the Assembly to work for a cheaper and reliable solar energy through the transfer of solar technology among the member countries. The State Minister concluded with a suggestion that “collective approaches” can fulfil the goal and aspiration of the member states of ISA in this regard.

Md. Shahriar Alam is on a three-day official visit in Delhi, India. He arrived in New Delhi on 2 October and attended the Inaugural Ceremony of the First General Assembly of the ISA and the 2^ND IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting. The events were simultaneously inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi with the presence of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and ministerial delegation from many of the ISA member countries.

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