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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid said on Thursday that the proposed visit of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to India has not yet been finalised.
“None of the visits, including the India visit, has been finalised yet. A final decision will be taken after discussions,” she told reporters at the Foreign Ministry.
Asked when the prime minister might visit India and Japan, Shama said no date had yet been set for either trip and that the schedules would be determined at a mutually convenient time.
“The prime minister is currently busy with various engagements. None of his foreign visits, including the India visit, has been finalised. The final decision will be taken through discussions,” she said.
The state minister said many bilateral issues could be resolved when the leaders of Bangladesh and India sit down for direct discussions.
“There is an opportunity to improve relations with India. It is up to India to consider whether it will make use of this opportunity,” she said.
Regarding manpower exports to Singapore, Shama said successful government-level discussions had been held on increasing the export of Bangladeshi workers to the country.
She also said talks had made progress on increasing exports to Singapore and that she had visited a project there that converts waste into energy.