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Comments by the Hon’ble Bangladesh Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, M.P. for the Joint Press Briefing with Indian External Affairs Minister Hon’ble Dr. S. Jaishankar
State Guest House Padma, 04 March 2021
Press Meet Transcript:
Dear Friends from the Press and Media,
Assalamualaikum and Good Morning!
Thank you for your presence today.
My distinguished colleague, the External Affairs Minister of India, Hon’ble Dr. S. Jaishankar, and myself have just concluded a fruitful meeting. We discussed a wide range of ongoing bilateral issues as well as bilateral interests that we can take forward in the days ahead. We focused on possible ways to materialize our commitments and how to prioritize and accommodate each other’s priorities in a mutually beneficial manner. Covid cooperation, connectivity, trade, water, security, border, and lines of credit are some of the areas we discussed.
Of course, preparations for the visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister Modi to Bangladesh at the end of this month has been a key element of our discussions. We are very pleased that Prime Minister Modi will join us for the Mujib Borsho celebrations, as well as the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and 50 years of Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations. This is a landmark year for our two countries. We discussed some of the important activities that we plan to undertake jointly to celebrate these historic occasions.
You are aware that Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital Exhibition will be inaugurated in Dhaka soon which will ultimately promote the ideals of the two great leaders, particularly among the youth population of the two countries.
We are committed to continue our work together to take our bilateral relations to newer heights under the leadership of our two Hon’ble Prime Ministers. We thankfully acknowledge the collaborative initiative of the two countries in implementing the vaccination program against the ongoing pandemic. As you all are aware, Bangladesh has purchased the COVID vaccine from Serum Institute of India and the Government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is implementing the nationwide vaccination program free of cost.
We held the meeting in a spirit to closely collaborate and live up to the expectations of our two peoples.
We look forward to the successful and fruitful visit of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to Bangladesh.
May I now have the honour to invite Hon’ble Dr. S Jaishankar to say a few words………
Anowarul Hoque Bhuiya, Bangladesh Correspondent
