Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra meets Sheikh Hasina, reaffirms deeper development and economic partnership with Bangladesh

"Foreign Secretary @AmbVMKwatra paid a courtesy call on Hon’ble Prime Minister H.E Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka. FS conveyed warm wishes of PM

@narendramodi to PM H.E Sheikh Hasina and reaffirmed India’s support for wider and deeper development & economic partnership with . @MEAIndia," Indian Embassy in Bangladesh tweeted.

Kwatra also held Foreign Office Consultations with his Bangladeshi counterpart Masud Bin Momen, during which both sides reviewed bilateral ties and agreed to remain in touch in view of Bangladesh’s participation as a Guest Country during India’s G20 Presidency.

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, in a tweet, said:“Foreign Secretary @AmbVMKwatra held Foreign Office Consultations with @FSMasud of Bangladesh. Both sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral partnership including political, security, trade, investment, defence, connectivity, water, power and sub-regional cooperation.

“They also agreed to maintain close engagement in the context of Bangladesh’s participation as a Guest Country during India’s #G20 Presidency," he wrote.

This is the Indian Foreign Secretary’s maiden visit to Bangladesh after assuming his new post in May last year.

On Tuesday evening, Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen received his Indian counterpart at the Bangladesh Airforce Base (BAF) in the capital.

They are also likely to discuss the agendas of the upcoming separate visits of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen to New Delhi.

Foreign Secretary Kwatra is to call on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and foreign minister.

The last FOC was held on January 29, 2021, in New Delhi, India.

The visit to Bangladesh is in keeping with the highest priority accorded to India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ Policy. Bangladesh is India’s top-most development partner and its largest trade partner in the region. Foreign Secretary’s visit will further strengthen bilateral ties and impart momentum to ongoing cooperation in diverse areas, a government statement said.