Hasina likely to visit India in early Sept
Bangladesh and India are in discussion to finalise a date in early September for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi, says Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.
Talking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday evening, Momen said the Bangladesh side conveyed that September first week and or a date in the first 10 days of September would be convenient.
The foreign minister, however, said the date would be finalised soon through discussion so that the visit can take place before the beginning of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
The 77th session of the UNGA will open on September 13 this year.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already extended an invitation to Hasina to visit India this year in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
At the seventh round of the Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting held in New Delhi on Sunday, Bangladesh and India agreed to work closely together to further deepen and strengthen cooperation in the areas of common rivers and water resources management.
The two countries also agreed to strengthen cooperation in the areas of IT and cyber security, renewable energy, agriculture and food security, sustainable trade, climate change and disaster management.
The JCC was co-chaired by Foreign Minister Momen and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Momen said Bangladesh and India decided to implement the bilateral decisions ahead of Hasina's India visit.
Dhaka is expecting that the much-awaited Joint River Commission (JRC) meeting would be held before the visit.
Commenting on the JCC meeting, Momen said Dhaka raised all outstanding issues with New Delhi, including water sharing and border killing.
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