Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrives in Dhaka on a two-day official visit
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Huque and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla received the Indian Secretary at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 2:30pm on Thursday.
In Short
- Jaishankar has arrived in Dhaka this afternoon on a two-day official visit.
- The foreign secretary is due to pay a courtesy call to PM Sheikh Hasina at 5pm.
- Later, he is scheduled to hold meeting with Bangladesh foreign secretary at 7.30pm.
Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has arrived in Dhaka this afternoon on a two-day official visit. Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Huque and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla received the Indian Secretary on his arrival from Beijing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 2:30pm on Thursday. First Secretary (pol) Ninad S Daspande was also present on the occasion.
Jaishankar's visit aims at strengthening the deliverables ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's state visit to India. The foreign secretary is due to pay a courtesy call to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her parliament office at 5:00pm.
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Jaishankar is scheduled to hold meeting with Bangladesh foreign secretary at 7:30pm. The two secretaries will discuss areas of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the meeting. They are also expected to discuss about the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India, likely in April.
The Indian foreign secretary will leave Dhaka for New Delhi on Friday.
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