"She is paying the official visit on the invitation of her Bangladesh counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali," said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in a media release on Saturday. The foreign ministers of the two neighbouring countries will co-chair the fourth meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission during the visit, according to the release. It says Sushma is expected to meet the Bangladeshi leadership and also interact with the representatives of leading Bangladeshi think tanks, chambers of commerce and industry and cultural organisations. The release notes that it is her second visit to Bangladesh and comes soon after the State visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in April. “The visit is expected to afford an opportunity for review of the excellent bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh and further strengthening of these ties,” reads the release.

Source: bd News24 October 21, 2017 16:30 UTC