UNB, Dhaka :
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Thursday afternoon as the two countries eye Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to New Delhi in July.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen received his Indian counterpart at BAF Base Bangabandhu at around 2:15pm upon his arrival by a special flight of the Indian Air Force.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami were also present.
The Indian External Affairs Minister is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gonobhaban at 4pm.
He will hold discussions with Foreign Minister Momen at the Foreign Service Academy at 5pm on Thursday.
Momen will also host an Iftar-cum-dinner in honor of his Indian counterpart.
Jaishankar’s visit is seen in the context of frequent bilateral high-level visits and exchanges between the two countries, said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday.
Both sides commemorate 50 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties.
The last visit by Jaishankar to Bangladesh was in March 2021.
He is scheduled to leave for Paro, Bhutan by Indian Air Force special flight at 8:30am on Friday after wrapping up his Bangladesh visit.
