During a meeting at his office in The Hague on Wednesday, Dutch Foreign Minister Timmermans discussed with his Bangladesh counterpart Mahmood Ali about King Willem-Alexander's interest in Bangladesh's flood-control efforts and climate change adaptation. Timmermans expressed his government's commitment to working with Bangladesh on addressing climate change challenges and highlighted the strong bilateral ties between the two countries. Mahmood Ali appreciated Dutch development projects in water management and agriculture, as well as their contribution to improving working conditions in Bangladesh's garment sector. The ministers also discussed the Global Oceans Action Summit and agreed to explore regular bilateral consultations. Mahmood Ali thanked the Netherlands for training Bangladeshi diplomats and invited the Dutch King to visit Bangladesh. The ministers also discussed reciprocal services for their respective missions in each other's capitals. Bangladesh's ambassador to the Netherlands, Sheikh Mohammed Belal, was also present at the meeting.