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Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and briefed him on his recent meetings with Bangladesh’s top leadership in Dhaka, diplomatic sources said.
“Yes, he had the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (Tuesday),” a diplomatic source in New Delhi told media.
During the meeting, Trivedi sought Modi’s guidance on further strengthening relations between the two neighbours through a constructive and people-centric approach, the source said.
The meeting came a day after Trivedi returned to New Delhi following three high-level meetings with Bangladesh’s leadership in Dhaka.
Meanwhile, India on Tuesday reiterated that it had invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to New Delhi for a bilateral visit and to attend the outreach session of the BRICS Summit in September.
Responding to a question at a regular briefing in New Delhi, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the invitation for a bilateral visit had been extended earlier in February. He also confirmed that Bangladesh’s prime minister had been invited to the BRICS outreach session to be held in New Delhi in September.
“We will keep you updated on this particular matter,” he added.
Trivedi arrived in New Delhi on Monday after holding three separate meetings with Bangladesh’s top leadership, which were seen as part of ongoing consultations aimed at moving bilateral ties forward.
He held a courtesy meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and another with Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday. On Sunday, he met Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman at State Guest House Padma.
During his meeting with Tarique Rahman, Trivedi conveyed greetings from Modi and expressed India’s willingness to work with the Bangladesh government and people in a “positive, constructive and forward-looking” manner.
The two sides exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and discussed ways to further strengthen Bangladesh-India relations with a people-centric approach.
During his meeting with Home Minister Salahuddin, they discussed issues of common interest, including security cooperation and ways to further develop bilateral relations.
The Indian high commissioner also conveyed New Delhi’s willingness to strengthen people-centric cooperation across various areas based on mutual interest, mutual benefit and mutual sensitivities.
The latest high-level consultations come amid efforts by Dhaka and New Delhi to engage more closely and build a constructive framework for bilateral relations.
