Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and his Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, are likely to hold a meeting on the sidelines of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference to be held in Muscat, Oman, on February 16-17, reports UNB.
"There is a possibility.....we expect that the meeting will be held," Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Rafiqul Alam told reporters at the weekly briefing on Thursday.
Foreign Adviser Hossain is now in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is scheduled to go to Muscat on February 14.
This would be their second meeting since the formation of the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus in August last year.
Adviser Hossain and Minister Jaishankar had their first meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September last year.
The 8th Indian Ocean Conference is being organised by India Foundation in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman. The theme of the Indian Ocean Conference this year is "Voyages to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership."
The Indian Ocean Conference was started by India Foundation in 2016 in Singapore, with participation from 30 countries.
In the last 8 years, the conference has emerged as the flagship consultative forum for countries in the region over regional affairs.
The conference endeavours to bring critical states and principal maritime partners of the region together on a common platform to deliberate upon the prospects of regional cooperation for Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR).
The Foreign Adviser is scheduled to return home on February 18 after attending the Indian Ocean Conference.
Touhid, Jaishankar talks likely
Indian Ocean Conference in Oman from Feb 16
FE Team | Published: February 14, 2025 00:53:38
Touhid, Jaishankar talks likely
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