[ALOCHONA] Yunus issue - US expects compromise

YUNUS ISSUE US expects compromise     Sun, Mar 20th, 2011 4:08 pm BdST

Dhaka, Mar 20 (bdnews24.com) – Visiting US assistant secretary of state Robert O Blake has asked the government to 'compromise' on Yunus issue. "I discussed with prime minister about Dr Yunus. I expressed our hope that a compromise can be found that will again ensure independence and integrity of Grameen Bank," Blake told reporters on Sunday after a meeting with foreign secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes. Blake met prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the morning. The US assistant secretary arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a four-day visit and he met leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia on Saturday. "I'll leave it to the prime minister to describe their own position," he said adding, "There is a room for a compromise." "Such a compromise will allow us to continue good progress on our bilateral relations," he said. Asked what was the prime minister's reaction, he said, "I'll let [the] prime minister characterise her own reaction." Insisted whether the US government was asking for a compromise, US ambassador to Bangladesh James F Moriarty said, "Yes, compromise." bdnews24.com/ssz/mr/1600h

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