International secretary Vinay Kwatra can be on a two-day go to to Bangladesh from February 15 to evaluation bilateral relations and establish new areas of cooperation.
Kwatra will journey to Dhaka on the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Masud Bin Momen, the exterior affairs ministry mentioned on Tuesday.
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He started a two-day journey to Nepal on Monday, reflecting India’s give attention to relations with key neighbours.
Whereas in Bangladesh, Kwatra will be a part of Momen to evaluation the complete vary of bilateral relations, together with political and safety issues, water, commerce and funding, energy and power, defence, connectivity and sub-regional cooperation, the exterior affairs ministry mentioned.
“The go to to Bangladesh is protecting according to the best precedence accorded to India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ coverage,” the ministry mentioned.
Bangladesh is India’s top-most growth associate and likewise its largest commerce associate within the area.
Kwatra’s go to will “additional strengthen bilateral ties and impart momentum to ongoing cooperation in numerous areas”, the ministry mentioned.
Lately, India and Bangladesh have revived a number of cross-border rail hyperlinks, began cross-border bus providers from West Bengal and the northeastern states, and brought steps to hyperlink their riverine waterways.
Within the discipline of defence cooperation, the Bangladesh aspect has begun procuring army gear below a $500-million line of credit score.