Jaishankar leaves Dhaka seeking deeper ties

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UNB, Dhaka :
Indian Foreign Secretary Dr S Jaishankar left here on Tuesday morning wrapping up his less than 24-hour visit giving a message that India wants to make ties deeper to reach a newer height with more cooperation from Dhaka.
Jaishankar already reached Islamabad from Dhaka, the third stop of his four nations ‘Saarc Yatra’.
The Indian Foreign Secretary handed over a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, written by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he is ‘eagerly waiting’ to visit Dhaka. In her instant reply, Hasina said she was ‘keenly waiting’ to welcome Modi.
Modi’s letter is considered highly significant in the context of the current political turmoil in Bangladesh.
This was Modi’s second letter to Hasina since coming to power. He first wrote to the Bangladesh PM on June 26, 2014, when he accepted Hasina’s invitation to visit Dhaka.
The Indian Foreign Secretary arrived here on Monday morning and discussed a wide range of bilateral, sub-regional and regional issues during his short stay in Dhaka.
Jaishankar met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and his counterpart M Shahidul Haque and discussed trade, energy and connectivity issues.
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