India, Bangladesh made good progress in bilateral ties: Jaishankar

INTERNATIONAL DESK: India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday stated regardless of the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, each India and Bangladesh have remained usually in contact with one another in boosting bilateral ties.

Addressing the Joint Press Interaction in Dhaka, Jaishankar stated: “My visit today, is aimed at continuing the progress in deepening our engagement. It is in keeping with the strength and spirit of our bilateral ties. As neighbours, the regularity and the informality and the cordiality of our interaction is a very good reflection of trust and confidence.

He also informed that he had the privilege to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as we speak afternoon and conveyed the greetings and good needs of PM Modi.

“We mentioned a quantity of points. We reviewed bilateral ties in addition to regional and international points,” he stated.

Speaking on the seventh spherical of the Joint Consultative Commission, Jaishankar stated that India is wanting ahead to welcoming Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen.

“This assembly will present a good alternative to put the bottom for the following stage of our relationship which we hope can be underlined when the Prime Minister visits India,” he said.

In view of our strong people-to-people connect, the External Affairs Minister noted that the connectivity between India and Bangladesh is back to pre-Covid levels. “we’re taking a look at resuming cross-border bus and railway companies, shortly after Eid.”

“I’m additionally very inspired to see that selections taken by our leaders final 12 months to commemorate Maitree Diwas in 18 capitals aside from Dhaka and New Delhi, the institution of the primary Bangabandhu Chair in India, the Suborno Jayanti Scholarships for college kids from Bangladesh, and the Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital Exhibition have all been carried out. These are all in preserving with the spirit of solidarity between us which we hope to cross on to the youthful generations,” Jaishankar said further in the statement.

The External Affairs Minister also expressed satisfaction that the trade, disbursement of loans on bilateral projects, travel services and investment are at new heights and they have recovered the momentum which was lost during the Covid-19.

He asserted that India also looks forward to stronger sub-regional cooperation in connectivity and other areas.

“The vitality sector, significantly the hydropower area, presents alternatives for mutually useful cooperation between our international locations in the area. India is a big producer and shopper of vitality and we’re very glad to work with our neighbours in that regard, together with in the BBIN framework. And I wish to say that India will proceed to take the result in construction progressive partnerships for manufacturing, transmission and commerce in our area in this space,” he stated. (ANI)