NEW DELHI: Reuben Gauci, High Commissioner of Malta to India, who also holds charge of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and serves as ambassador in Nepal, has voiced concern over the political situation in Bangladesh, emphasising the implications for both regional stability and the sizable Bangladeshi community in his country.
“I cover Bangladesh as well, because apart from being the High Commissioner of Malta to India, I’m the High Commissioner of Malta to Bangladesh, to Sri Lanka, to Maldives, and I’m the Ambassador of Malta to Nepal, ” Gauci told IANS.
“I’ve been following the situation as there is also a relatively large Bangladeshi community in Malta. So obviously, whatever is happening in the country of a community which is sizable, you know, whose expatriates are sizable in our country, we obviously are concerned, ” he added.