Hasina-Modi virtual summit on Thursday
Primary Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi can hold a good virtual summit on Thursday as being the two time-tested friends look for joint celebrations of mega happenings in 2021 and better collaboration in post-COVID era.
Bangladesh and India will chart away plans to take the "rock-sound and historic" Dhaka-Delhi relations to another level expanding areas of cooperation between your two countries following Summit, reports UNB.
Bangladesh is celebrating birth centenary of Daddy of the country Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; and can celebrate 50 years of Bangladesh’s War of Liberation, and the establishment of India-Bangladesh bilateral diplomatic fits in year 2021.
The meeting is scheduled to get started at 11:30am, said an official.
The Summit will be preceded by the signing ceremony of the MoUs/Protocols on a single day.
Bangladesh and India will probably sign "four-five" bilateral files.
"I don't want to make any comment prior to the meeting but four-five bilateral files are up for grabs to get signed apart from inauguration of a number of development projects," a senior official told UNB on Tuesday night time.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will simple the media at State guesthouse Padma at 2:30pm.
Cooperation documents found in the regions of Elephant Preservation/Coverage, Sewerage Treatment Plant in Barishal, Community Development Job and Strength Cooperation (Hydrocarbon) are likely to be signed between your two countries on Thursday.
Cooperation in neuro-scientific information technology may also be discussed.
Prior to the Summit, Bangladesh said two countries, seeing as the closest neighbours, will work together to establish a good secure South Asia for the benefit of all people.
"What is needed is the positive mindset of our peoples towards relations. Similarly, we need to figure out each other’s concerns, risks and vulnerabilities as well as opportunities," Talk about Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam stated.
Bangladesh sees the virtual Summit going to get held between two Prime Ministers is testimony to the joint dedication to our shared history.
Indian side sad both Prime Ministers will hold "detailed discussions" on the complete spectral range of the bilateral relationship during digital Summit.
They will discuss methods to further strengthening cooperation in the post COVID-19 period, said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Mon officially announcing the virtual Summit.
India and Bangladesh have continued to maintain regular exchanges at the best level, MEA said.
Primary Minister Sheikh Hasina paid an official visit to India in October 2019.
Primary Minister Narendra Modi delivered a good video communication on the historic celebration of Mujib Borsho found in March 2020.
Both leaders have remained in regular touch during the COVID pandemic, MEA said.
Foreign Minister Dr Momen stated Bangladesh will raise all the big concerns including water and border ones during the virtual Summit.
“We’ll raise our key issues, which we usually increase,” he told reporters in his office adding a number of “quick-impact” assignments will be inaugurated, as well.
Chilahati-Haldibari rail link, a pre-1965 connectivity line, would be inaugurated along with various other projects during the virtual Summit.
The Foreign Minister, even so, said the month of Success should come up in a big way in the meeting since it can be a victory for India because they helped Bangladesh achieve victory. “We should acknowledge the contributions of the after that Indian Prime Minister.”
Dr Momen said the relations between Bangladesh and India is a good historic and blood-relations and India is a good time-tested good friend of Bangladesh. “Hence, India has causes to be pleased with our victory.”
He recalled the then governments of India and the uk for bringing Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman back again to home alive. “We must acknowledge it.”
The Foreign Minister said Bangladesh and India are witnessing a golden chapter in their relations. “Two countries possess set a good example by resolving issues like LBA and maritime boundaries through dialogue and conversation.”
He said they believe the two countries may resolve all the issues through debate. “Primary Minister Sheikh Hasina possesses displayed the leadership maturity in resolving concerns.”
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Responding to a query, Dr Momen explained a Swadhinata Sarak will be opened up marking the 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence upon March 26 next year.
He said the street remains to be functional on the Indian aspect while it will be linked through Mujibnagar, Meherpur district. “It will help boost persons to persons contact between your two countries.”
Bangladesh offers invited Indian Primary Minister Narendra Modi to go to Bangladesh on March 26 personally to jointly celebrate the Independence Moment of Bangladesh. The Indian area acknowledged the invitation in principle.
In March this year, the two Primary Ministers joined a virtual assembly of Saarc countries on cooperation to deal with the Covid-19 situation in your community.
Water sharing problem of the normal rivers issues may very well be discussed broadly afterwards as both countries are preparing to have a good technical-level meeting within weekly after the Summit, a good senior official indicated.
Then water assets Secretary-level meeting will come to be held early next calendar year to prepare ground for the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) meeting.
