<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya met Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen in New York on Monday and discussed issues of mutual interest.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The United States has reiterated its desire to see free and fair elections in Bangladesh during the meeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She described her meeting with the foreign secretary as a “productive conversation”, on the margins of UNGA 78.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Appreciated meeting again to discuss the importance of free &amp; fair elections, freedom of expression, and continued humanitarian support for Rohingya and communities that host them,” US Under Secretary Uzra Zeya tweeted after the meeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>