New Delhi: President of India Ram Nath Kovind is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh from December 15 to 18. President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the 50th Victory Day celebrations in Bangladesh. This is the first visit of the president of India since the covid-19 pandemic has broken out.
President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid on Wednesday welcomed President Ram Nath Kovind at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Kovind is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of his counterpart Abdul Hamid to represent India at celebrations marking the neighboring country’s 50th Victory Day on Thursday.
Harsh Shringla Foreign secretary of India told the media that “The two countries have achieved an ‘incredible amount of synergies’ in areas such as connectivity and joint manufacturing and their close cooperation has helped resolve “intractable issues in the most amicable manner,”
The government of India and The Government of Bangladesh may develop new relations in green technologies, renewables, and IT and digital platforms sectors. India’s cooperation with Bangladesh in these sectors will help Bangladeshi youth to get a job.
Responding to a question on whether the status of Bangladesh’s Hindu community and security concerns related to the border had figured in the meetings, Shringla indicated that both issues had been discussed.
Without directly referring to the Hindu minority, Shringla said he couldn’t go into details because of the confidentiality attached to the meetings.
The President of India praised Bangladesh’s assistance during the Covid outbreak, citing India’s and Bangladesh’s collaboration. Bangladesh was one of the first countries to receive vaccines from India, and it is also the largest user of vaccines developed in India.
(Venkatesh Iyer)