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UNB, Dhaka

Foreign Adviser Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury held a meeting with the US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher on the sidelines of the UNGA Session in New York on Wednesday night.

They discussed a range of bilateral and regional issues, in particular the latest announcement of election date by the Chief Adviser, said a press release.

The Foreign Adviser and the Assistant Secretary also discussed the possibility of sending an Election Observer Mission from the United States at that time.

Earlier, Dr Iftekhar Chowdhury had also a long and fruitful meeting with Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte in New York.