UNB, Dhaka :
Heads of diplomatic missions of three South Asian countries stationed in Dhaka will soon travel together from Dhaka to India, Bhutan and Nepal through the land route to explore the importance of sub-regional cooperation in such crucial areas as trade, transit, border infrastructure and connectivity. In the first-ever visit of its kind, Bhutanese Ambassador Pema Choden, Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran and Nepalese Ambassador in Dhaka Hari Kumar Shrestha will undertake the journey from November 9 to 12.
The BINA (Bhutan-India-Nepal Ambassadors) visit is being undertaken with support from Bangladesh government, said a release from the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. A representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh will also be part of the team.
The Indian team will also include Gopal Baglay, Joint Secretary (States) in the Ministry of External Affairs. The team will visit the Bangladesh-India-Bhutan-Nepal border areas and Land Customs Stations and Immigration Posts servicing international trade and people-to-people contact in the sub-region.
The team will visit the Land Customs Stations of Burimari-Changrabandha (Bangladesh-India), Phuentsholing-Jaigaon (Bhutan-India), Kakarbhitta-Panitanki (Nepal-India) and Phulbari-Banglabandha (India-Bangladesh). They will also visit land ports in those places to observe the existing infrastructure and facilities, and hold meetings with concerned land port officials.
During the visit, the team will hold interactions with Chambers of Commerce in Phuentsholing (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Kakarbhitta (Mechi Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Siliguri (Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of North Bengal – FOCIN) and the Panchagarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Panchgarh Exporters-Importers Association.
Heads of diplomatic missions of three South Asian countries stationed in Dhaka will soon travel together from Dhaka to India, Bhutan and Nepal through the land route to explore the importance of sub-regional cooperation in such crucial areas as trade, transit, border infrastructure and connectivity. In the first-ever visit of its kind, Bhutanese Ambassador Pema Choden, Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran and Nepalese Ambassador in Dhaka Hari Kumar Shrestha will undertake the journey from November 9 to 12.
The BINA (Bhutan-India-Nepal Ambassadors) visit is being undertaken with support from Bangladesh government, said a release from the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. A representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh will also be part of the team.
The Indian team will also include Gopal Baglay, Joint Secretary (States) in the Ministry of External Affairs. The team will visit the Bangladesh-India-Bhutan-Nepal border areas and Land Customs Stations and Immigration Posts servicing international trade and people-to-people contact in the sub-region.
The team will visit the Land Customs Stations of Burimari-Changrabandha (Bangladesh-India), Phuentsholing-Jaigaon (Bhutan-India), Kakarbhitta-Panitanki (Nepal-India) and Phulbari-Banglabandha (India-Bangladesh). They will also visit land ports in those places to observe the existing infrastructure and facilities, and hold meetings with concerned land port officials.
During the visit, the team will hold interactions with Chambers of Commerce in Phuentsholing (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Kakarbhitta (Mechi Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Siliguri (Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of North Bengal – FOCIN) and the Panchagarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Panchgarh Exporters-Importers Association.
