Bangladesh-India

Photo: PID Foreign Secretary Masood bin Momen bids farewell to Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar

Indian External Affairs Minister leaves Dhaka for Bhutan

At 8.30 am, the Indian External Affairs Minister left for Bhutan on a special Indian Air Force flight from Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu Kurmitola.

At that time Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen bade him farewell at the base Bangabandhu. Senior officials of the Air Force and the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Vikram Doraiswami were present at the air force base.

Jaishankar had arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday afternoon and met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen.

During the visit, Jaishankar handed over an invitation letter from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit India at any convenient time.

Jaishankar said the purpose of his visit was to further strengthen bilateral ties by enhancing connectivity between New Delhi and Dhaka.