State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam left Dhaka on Tuesday morning for an official visit to the United States and Morocco. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, her trip is part of scheduled government programs abroad. She will first visit the United States before traveling to Morocco later this month to attend the Second Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping.

The peacekeeping conference will be held in Morocco from May 19 to 21 and will focus on strengthening global peacekeeping cooperation, enhancing operational capacity, and addressing emerging challenges in United Nations peacekeeping operations. The event is expected to bring together ministerial-level representatives to discuss ways to improve international collaboration in peacekeeping efforts.

Following the completion of all her official engagements, the State Minister is scheduled to return to Bangladesh on May 22.