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Bangladesh and India will meet on Friday under the leadership of foreign ministers. The meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi will focus on bilateral issues such as common river water sharing, border killings, communication and trade. A delegation led by Foreign Secretary Masood bin Momen arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to attend the meeting. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Thursday night, Minister of Foreign Affairs of India. Subramaniam paid a courtesy call to Jayashankar.
India’s Foreign Minister wrote in a tweet that he was happy to welcome Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary, Masood bin Momen. He believes that today’s meeting of foreign secretaries will be fruitful.
According to diplomatic sources, the foreign minister thanked the Indian foreign minister for sending a shipment of 2 million doses of vaccine and bought the vaccine as a gift to combat the epidemic. At the same time, he said. AK Abdul Momen has invited the Indian Foreign Minister to visit Bangladesh.
It was learned that at today’s meeting, the foreign secretaries will discuss the setting of the agenda for the next meeting of the Prime Minister of the two countries. A meeting between the prime ministers of the two countries is scheduled for March 26 during the possible visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Dhaka.
Earlier, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received an invitation from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit Dhaka in March to mark the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and India.
Foreign Secretary Masood bin Momen told reporters in Dhaka on Wednesday evening: “We will discuss all bilateral issues. We will also review the progress of the implementation of the joint statement made after the virtual meeting at the Prime level. Minister last month.
The Foreign Secretary further said that in addition to the Rohingya issue, the meeting will also discuss the joint Bangladesh-India celebration of the Mujib Year and the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence. Bangladesh will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman until December 16.
On the issue of shared water, the Foreign Secretary said that Bangladesh wants to hear positive news about the Teesta deal. He added that India would now decide on the Teesta issue. We certainly want to address this problem as well. We know that the current government of India and the state government have not yet come to a full agreement on Teesta.
A joint statement issued after a virtual meeting between the two prime ministers on December 16 said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would soon sign an interim agreement on the Teesta water exchange. The two governments agreed in 2011 after Modi expressed his sincere commitment and continued efforts to solve the problem.
During the meeting, the two prime ministers also highlighted the need for the immediate formulation of an interim agreement on the distribution of water in six joint rivers: Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gomti, Dharla and Dudhkumar.
The foreign secretary said that several memorandums of understanding would also be signed after the meeting with the Indian foreign secretary.
The meeting will also discuss the upcoming meeting of the Joint River Commission (FOC) at the secretary level and the visit of the Indian Interior Minister to Dhaka. Foreign Secretary Masood bin Momen will address the Indian Foreign Service Academy on Saturday. The foreign secretary is also scheduled to meet with the Delhi-based ambassadors.
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