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Foreign Minister holds meeting with Hungarian counterpart

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City Desk :
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen held a meeting with Péter Szijjártó, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, in Accra of Ghana on Wednesday.

Both the ministers discussed various issues of mutual interests in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Momen is leading a high-level Bangladesh delegation to the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial currently being held in Ghana, reports UNB.

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