External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain in New York on Monday. This was the first high-level meeting between the two countries since the interim government was formed in Bangladesh.
“Had a meeting with Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain of Bangladesh in New York this evening. The conversation focussed on our bilateral ties,” said Jaishankar.
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the two ministers spoke about areas of mutual interest during the meeting.
PM Modi couldn’t meet with the chief advisor of the interim government Prof Yunus. India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, “The Prime Minister is leaving in a few minutes from now. The chief advisor of Bangladesh is not here yet, so there hasn’t been any possibility of a meeting on this occasion”.