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S Jaishankar leaves Dhaka


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Published : 21 Aug 2019 09:39 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 09:49 PM

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today left Dhaka for Kathmandu on Wednesday morning wrapping up his three-day official visit, reports BSS.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Riva Ganguly Das saw him off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this morning, said a foreign ministry official. The Indian foreign minister expressed hope for taking Bangladesh-India relationship to a new height when he arrived here on August 19.

S Jaishankar met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Tuesday. He visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32 and paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait there. S Jaishankar had a productive meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen at the State Guest House Jamuna.

During the meeting, both the ministers expressed satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral relations existing between the two neighbouring nations. They discussed the entire gamut of bilateral issues of mutual interest. Momen and S Jaishankar reviewed ongoing cooperation, including the implementation of decisions taken during the last meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) in February this year in New Delhi.

Both the minister expressed satisfaction that both countries are working closer than ever before in every sector, from security and border management, including reducing untoward border incidents, mutually-beneficial trade and investment, power and energy, river water sharing, including that of the Teesta, development partnership, transport connectivity, culture and consular issues.

They reviewed progress of the projects under the Indian Lines of Credit. The two ministers also discussed the preparatory measures in relation to the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in October next when a number of MoUs are expected to be signed.

The Indian foreign minister expressed appreciation for the humanitarian gesture of Bangladesh in supporting a large number of displaced persons from the Rakhine region of Myanmar and assured of India’s continued support for safe, speedy and sustainable return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar.