Want to see better ties with Delhi: CA’s press secretary
Shafiqul Alam highlighted the long-standing historical, cultural and linguistic ties between the two neighbouring nations
Expressing Dhaka's willingness to strengthen ties with Delhi, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today (8 December) said Bangladesh certainly wants to see its relations with India at a better place focusing on "fairness, equity and dignity".
"We will surely want the relations with India to be in a better position so that peoples from both sides get benefitted. At the same time, we want the relations based on fairness, equity and dignity. That is our focus," he said while briefing reporters at the Foreign Service Academy this evening.
Shafiqul Alam highlighted the long-standing historical, cultural and linguistic ties between the two neighbouring nations.
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Amid strained ties and growing criticisms from both sides on post-5 August issues, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to arrive here tomorrow to hold several meetings apart from attending the foreign secretary-level talks to address mutual concerns.
CA's Deputy Press Secretaries Apurba Jahangir and Abul Kalam Azad Majumder were also present at the briefing.
Apurba said the indian foreign secretary is likely to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.
This is going to be the first visit to be made by a senior Indian government official to Bangladesh since the interim government, led by Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, came to power on 8 August.
Foreign Secretary Misri and his Bangladesh counterpart, Md Jashim Uddin, will lead their respective delegation at the Bangladesh-India Foreign Office Consultations (FOC).
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that the FOC led by the Foreign Secretaries is a structured engagement between Bangladesh-India.
"We look forward to this meeting," he said.
Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Mohammad Rafiqul Alam said there are always efforts to keep all the elements of the bilateral relations on agenda.
He, however, said there are some broad areas - trade, border management, connectivity and water issues - and these will be discussed.
