A Foreign Ministry spokesperson made the remarks on Sunday, after the White House announced on Saturday military assistance worth $571.3 million, with the US Department of Defence also announcing that the State Department has approved $295 million worth of arms sales to Taiwan.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided grant aid of US$13 million for construction to upgrade the bridges and improve road safety on highway.

The announcement was made during a December 20 meeting between Hun Sen and Akiba Takeo, Japan’s National Security Advisor and secretary-general of Japan’s National Security Secretariat, at the Senate.

Sullivan reiterated the United States' support for a "prosperous, stable and democratic" Bangladesh, according to a readout shared by the White House on December 23.

A Senate panel was informed on Monday that all Pakistani travellers to the United Arab Emirates would need to be vetted and verified by the police.

The President-elect and his wife Melania invited Ms. Akie Abe to dinner at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Dec. 15. They talked about their memories of Shinzo Abe, and the conversation also touched on global affairs, including Taiwan.

Called Operation Bantay Lawud (Sea Guardian), the mission aimed to combat IUU fishing in the western Pacific, as part of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

As of 12:00 PM on December 22, the expo had welcomed over 260,000 visitors, and 1,872 bilateral meetings and contacts had been held, with collaboration opportunities in various potential areas discussed.

Under the proposed arrangement, Pakistan will export to the Philippines up to one million MT of rice annually, equivalent to about 25 percent of the latter’s rice import requirement. The DA is working on a similar accord with India.

Bangladesh doesn't have any official ties with the Arakan Army.