1. Recognition of Ukraine: December 29, 1991
2. Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations: February 24, 1992
3. Political Cooperation:
Political relations with the People's Republic of Bangladesh have medium intensity and, for the most part, are developed within the framework of international organizations.
Meetings at the highest level:
September, 2000 – meeting between the President of Ukraine and Prime Minister of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh on the sidelines of the Millennium Summit (New York, USA).
Meetings between the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Bangladesh:
September, 1999 – meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh on the sidelines of the 54th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, USA).
September, 2002 – meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh on the sidelines of the 57th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, USA).
September, 2011 – meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh on the sidelines of the 66th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, USA).
May, 2023 – meeting between Foreign Ministers of two states.
Visits and contacts at the Ministerial level:
March, 2011 – official visit of the Minister of Food and Disaster Management of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh to Ukraine.
August, 2011 - official visit of the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine to Bangladesh.
October, 2011 - official visit of the Minister of Industries of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh to Ukraine.
August, 2014 – official visit of the Minister of Food and Disaster Management of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh to Ukraine.
August, 2015 - official visit of the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine to Bangladesh.
January, 2017 – meeting between the First Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and Minister of Commerce of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh (Visakhapatnam, India).
December, 2017 – meeting between the First Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and Minister of Commerce of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh on the sidelines of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
September-October, 2019 - official visit of the Chairman of the State Migration Service of Ukraine to Bangladesh.
August, 2020 – meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ambassador of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh in Ukraine.
June, 2022 – meeting between Ambassador of Ukraine in the Republic of India and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh.
February, 2023 telephone conversation between the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh.
Political consultations:
February, 2010 - the first round of the Ukrainian-Bangladeshi political consultations chaired by the Deputy Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the People`s Republic of Bangladesh.
4. Trade and economic relations
According to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, in 2022 the volume of bilateral trade amounted to 178.7 million USD. Exports of goods from Ukraine decreased to 96.9 million USD, imports – 81.7 million USD. Ukraine had a surplus in goods trade of 15.2 million USD.
Dynamic of the Development of Trade between Ukraine and Bangladesh (Million USD)
|
Indicators |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Trade Turnover |
261,0 |
385,5 |
441,9 |
301,7 |
539,0 |
455,8 |
435,4 |
178,7
|
|
Export |
207,0 |
327,5 |
371,8 |
218,2 |
442,7 |
358,2 |
311,3 |
96,9
|
|
Import |
54,0 |
58,0 |
70,1 |
83,5 |
96,3 |
97,6 |
124,0 |
81,7
|
|
Balance |
+153,0 |
+269,5 |
+301,7 |
+134,7 |
+346,4 |
+260,6 |
+187,2 |
+15,2
|
5. Legal Framework
The Legal and Treaty basis of the bilateral relations between Ukraine and the People`s Republic of Bangladesh consists of 4 international treaties in force.
International treaties in force:
1. Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Ukraine and the People`s Republic of Bangladesh.
2. Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh on Trade and Economic Cooperation.
3. Protocol on political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh.
4. Memorandum between the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh on cooperation in suppling of certain types of agricultural products.
6. Diplomatic representation: Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of India (concurrently in Bangladesh).