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Doval's Dhaka tour part of high level Indo-Bangla visits: MEA

Saturday, 10 February 2024



India has said their National Security Adviser Ajit Doval's recent visit to Bangladesh was part of high level exchange of visits between the two neighbouring countries, reports UNB.
"Bangladesh is a very close neighbour for us. It underwent general elections recently. It is a routine matter for countries to have exchange high level visits, especially with a close neighbour. The visit of National Security Adviser was in that context," said Spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal at a weekly briefing on Thursday.
Doval met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and he conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to her.
On February 7, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud had a conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhiml.
Hasan, on a visit to India, also met with Doval.
The two countries talked about development partnership, defence and security, said the MEA spokesperson.
FM Hasan is scheduled to meet Indian President and hold a meeting with India's Commerce Minister on Friday.