Dhaka, Delhi likely to sign 7 deals, MoUs during PM’s visit to India: Foreign Minister

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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today (September 4, 2022) said Bangladesh and India are likely to sign seven agreements and MoUs on water management, railway, science and technology; and information and broadcasting during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit.

“We hope the visit will be very successful. It will help achievie our goals,” he told reporters while briefing the media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The prime minister will leave for New Delhi on Monday (September 5, 2022) on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen were also present at the media briefing.

Issues related to security cooperation, investment, enhanced trade relations, power and energy sector cooperation, water sharing of common rivers, water resources management, border management, combating drug smuggling and human trafficking are likely to get priority during the talks between PM Hasina and Modi at the Hyderabad House.

The visit is seen as significant amid the Ukraine crisis, global economic downturn and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the two South Asian neighbors seek enhanced cooperation to overcome the challenges, the foreign minister said.

Hasina will visit India after three years since she last visited in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. The visit is significant for both Bangladesh and India, said the government of Bangladesh.

The visit will further strengthen the multifaceted relationship between the two countries based on strong historical and cultural ties and mutual trust and understanding, said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.