He left Dhaka on Saturday, capping his three-day first state visit to Bangladesh. In this regard, they agreed to deepen cooperation in various sub-regional and regional cooperation mechanisms; and to work toward focused and result-oriented regional economic cooperation in BIMSTEC and SAARC. Noting the resolution adopted by Bangladesh Parliament declaring 25 March as Genocide Day in Bangladesh, they acknowledged the necessity of recognition of the unforgettable sufferings borne by the innocent, freedom-loving people of Bangladesh in 1971. Sirisena visited Bangladesh at the invitation of the prime minister. He extended an invitation to Hasina to visit Sri Lanka at a mutually convenient time in 2018.

Source: bd News24 July 15, 2017 10:07 UTC