Mega leaves Bangladesh after three-day visit<\/p>\n
Agencies, Dhaka<\/p>\n
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri left Dhaka for
\nMongolia on Friday, ending a three-day state visit to Bangladesh,
\nofficials said.<\/p>\n
State-run Bangladesh Television said President Iajuddin Ahmed
\nand Prime Minister Khaleda Zia saw the Indonesian leader and
\nentourage off at the airport.<\/p>\n
Megawati arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday at the start of
\nher Asian tour that will also take her to Japan and Vietnam after
\nMongolia.<\/p>\n
Megawati's Dhaka visit was aimed at boosting trade and
\ninvestment between the world's two Muslim-majority nations.<\/p>\n
The two Asian countries signed three accords for enhanced
\nbilateral investment and trade between them during the visit.<\/p>\n
The accords were reached at talks held overnight between
\nMegawati and Zia in Dhaka.<\/p>\n
The documents signed include a bilateral agreement on
\navoidance of double taxation to encourage investments in the
\nworld's two most populated Moslem countries.<\/p>\n
The two other documents initialed are a memorandum of
\nunderstanding on free access of some chosen Bangladeshi products
\nto the Indonesian market and another on establishing a joint
\nbusiness council by the private sectors of the two countries.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh is seeking to increase its exports to Indonesia,
\nwhich currently has a trade surplus of nearly US$168 million with
\nBangladesh. Many Indonesian products are already imported duty-
\nfree to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
Megawati and Zia also reaffirmed their commitments to fight
\ninternational terrorism and religious and political extremism.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday Megawati was given a rousing welcome on
\narrival in Dhaka at the head of a 100-member business delegation.<\/p>\n
Megawati is the first Indonesian President to visit Bangladesh
\nsince 1982. She toured Bangladesh in 2001 as the Vice President
\nof her country.<\/p>",
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