SunstarTV Bureau: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to Dhaka later this month will surely be a “very memorable” one, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he described India’s strategic ties with Bangladesh a truly “360 degree partnership”.
Jaishankar arrived here in the morning on a day-long visit to prepare the ground for Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Bangladesh later this month to participate in the celebrations of 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s Independence and 50 years of Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations.
After holding comprehensive discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart A K Abdul Momen, Jaishankar said Bangladesh was central to India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and increasingly relevant to the country’s ‘Act East Policy’.
“We are working to prepare for the planned visit of our Prime Minister. It will surely be a very memorable visit: if I recall right it would be his first visit outside India since the coronavirus pandemic and his second as Prime Minister to Bangladesh,” he told reporters at a joint press conference along with Momen.
“Many of you would remember his (Modi’s) last visit (here), that was something very transformational in our relationship,” he said.
Prime Minister Modi is likely to pay a two day visit to Dhaka from March 26 to Bangladesh to participate in a series of events.
