Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held wide-ranging talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on further deepening overall ties between the two countries in diverse areas including defence and security, trade and connectivity. According to reports, the focus of the talks was to significantly expand the areas of cooperation between the two countries.
Around six-seven pacts are likely to be signed in areas like transport, connectivity, capacity building and culture when the two prime ministers meet at Hyderabad House. The Bangladeshi Prime Minister is on a four-day visit to India.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, in a weekly press conference, said that the talks will revolve around trade and connectivity, development cooperation, people to people contact, culture and other issues of mutual interest.
PM Modi had previously met the Bangladeshi premier on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month.
Here are the highlights on PM Modi-Sheikh Hasina meet in Delhi:
- I am glad that I got an opportunity to inaugurate three more bilateral projects between India and Bangladesh today. In one year, we have inaugurated total 12 joint projects.
- The aim of our special friendship is the happiness and progress of our people.
- The pipeline we inaugurated today has many advantages. It makes the process more eco-friendly and cost-effective and makes it possible for operations to be all-weather and round-the-year.
Exchange of Agreements and Inauguration of Bilateral Projects between India & Bangladesh https://t.co/e04PB6hRSo
- Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) October 5, 2019
Taking our ties to the next higher level 🇮🇳🇧🇩
- Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) October 5, 2019
EAM @DrSJaishankar had a warm conversation with Bangladesh PM #SheikhHasina. Reaffirmed India's highest priority to her relations with Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/8UyqztMiyj
