There'll be a visit, dates yet to be finalised, says FM about PM's India visit

Expressing optimism over strengthening the Dhaka-Delhi
relations, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has said there will be a visit by
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to India at the invitation of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, but the dates have not yet been finalised.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
has already invited Prime Minister Tarique, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, and
their daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman to pay a visit to India at a convenient
time, an official told UNB, referring to Prime Minister Modi's letter to his
Bangladesh prime minister.
"A warm welcome awaits you in
India," Modi said in his recent letter handed over to PM Tarique by
Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla, who represented the government of
India at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government of
Bangladesh.
"There will be a visit. We have not yet done the dates. Of course, in the
run-up to the visit, we will have activities," Khalilur told the Indian
media during his visit to Mauritius.
Talking to World Is One News in
Mauritius, the foreign minister said leaders of the two countries had not only
exchanged letters but had also spoken.
He said both leaders wanted to
advance the relationship, and it is a relationship that is consequential for
both countries.
The Foreign Minister returned home
on Saturday after visiting India and Mauritius, a senior official told UNB.
"The visit and the meetings that I had (in India) were very productive. We
talked about how to carry it forward. So, I am hopeful in this objective that
we will be carrying forward our work in the next few weeks and I feel
reasonably optimistic," Khalilur said in Mauritius, adding that both the
countries are willing to engage and talk to take the relationship
forward.
External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar met Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman in New Delhi on April 08. Prime
Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir was also present at the
meeting.
The Indian External Affairs
Minister reiterated India's desire to engage constructively with the new
government and further strengthen bilateral ties.
The two sides agreed to explore
proposals for deepening the partnership through the relevant bilateral
mechanisms.
Follow-on official meetings are
expected to take place at an early date, said the Indian side, noting that both
sides exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
During the visit, Foreign Minister
Rahman also met the National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Minister of Petroleum
and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri.
















