Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest. 

The understanding was reached during meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Advisor for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Md. Touhid Hossain, on the sidelines of the Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah. 

The meeting took place in a cordial environment, reflecting the fraternal sentiments from both sides. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the upward trajectory of bilateral relations.

Ishaq Dar while highlighting the historical, religious and cultural linkages with Bangladesh, expressed Pakistan's desire to enhance bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade and people-to-people contacts.