Dhaka, April 15 -- Bangladesh on Wednesday welcomed Japan-led initiative to deal with the energy issues in an efficient way in the Asia Pacific, noting that all countries need to come together as no country can alone solve it alone.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the online meeting at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae.

The leaders of the participating countries said they will collaborate to address the current challenges together.

AZEC partner countries are Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam), Republic of Korea, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, International Energy Agency (IEA), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Economic Research Insti...