Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Bangladesh and South Korea held the 4th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Seoul on Tuesday and agreed to deepen ties and explore a strategic partnership between the two countries.

The Bangladesh delegation was led by Ambassador Dr Md Nazrul Islam, Secretary (Bilateral-East and West) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the Korean delegation was headed by Park Yoonjoo, 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea.

Both countries stressed the need for high-level visits at the Head of State or government level, stating that such exchanges at a mutually convenient time would be crucial to upgrading Bangladesh-South Korea relations to a strategic partnership, UNB reports.

The consultations were hel...