Diplomats representing 27 European countries, stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi, will together meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus soon in a show of support to his interim government and boost economic cooperation with Bangladesh.

"Never before, 27 ambassadors from the European Union have come together to discuss with the government," said Prof Yunus.

The reason for this meeting is to express the EU's support and to develop high-level cooperation in the economic field, he said on Sunday evening in his televised speech to the nation.

Twenty ambassadors from 20 European countries are based in New Delhi, and seven ambassadors are based in Dhaka.

The twenty European ambassadors from Delhi will come to Dhaka in the next few days to meet Prof Yunus together with the seven ambassadors based in Dhaka.

The ambassadors of various countries who voluntarily met Prof Yunus in Dhaka have already reiterated the commitment of their heads of government.

They have started working on a completely new framework for helping the interim government.

"The ambassadors who are based in Delhi have come from Delhi to meet me," Prof Yunus said.

Ambassadors from many countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, Finland, Singapore, and Libya, have already met Prof Yunus.

He said the diplomats have assured him of increasing trade and investment, along with various bilateral cooperation.