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India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said that Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman received two separate invitations from New Delhi — one for a bilateral visit and another to attend the BRICS Summit as the chair of BIMSTEC.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the disclosure at the ministry’s weekly press briefing on Tuesday, amid confusion over whether Rahman had actually been invited to the BRICS Summit.
Two separate invitations
Jaiswal said Rahman was initially invited to visit India for a bilateral engagement. He was later invited to attend the BRICS Summit in his capacity as the current chair of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
Bangladesh is neither a BRICS member nor a partner country. However, India invited Rahman to the BRICS outreach session as BIMSTEC chair.
The 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, bringing together leaders of member and partner countries as well as representatives from several invited nations.
Source: The Times of India
