EAM Jaishankar meets Bangladesh’s Hossain, discusses bilateral ties & BIMSTEC cooperation

Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Bangladesh’s International Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain on Sunday to debate bilateral relations between the 2 nations and BIMSTEC.

Met International Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain of the Interim Authorities of Bangladesh.

Dialog was centered on our bilateral relationship, as additionally on BIMSTEC.

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”Met International Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain of the Interim Authorities of Bangladesh. The dialog was centered on our bilateral relationship, as additionally on BIMSTEC,” the minister stated in a submit on X.

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Financial Cooperation (BIMSTEC) consists of seven nations: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Bangladesh would be the subsequent chair of the BIMSTEC summit, which can happen in Bangkok from April 2 to 4 this 12 months.

Hossain met Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Indian Ocean Convention in Oman as a part of efforts to stop additional strains in bilateral ties.

The shut ties between India and Bangladesh got here underneath extreme pressure after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, who was compelled to go away the nation within the face of an enormous anti-government protest in August final 12 months.

Nobel Peace laureate Mohammad Yunus got here to energy days after Hasina fled to India.

The relations deteriorated additional over assaults on minority Hindus in Bangladesh.

There had been a spate of incidents of violence in opposition to Hindus and different minorities, in addition to assaults on temples in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster that triggered sturdy considerations in New Delhi.