Indian envoy meets Modi in Delhi a day after talks with Tarique

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday.

According to diplomatic sources, the envoy sought Modi’s guidance on further strengthening the multifaceted and enduring bilateral relationship between India and Bangladesh in a constructive and people-centric manner.

Dinesh Trivedi also shared the message that he carried from Dhaka after his three important meetings with the Bangladesh leadership.

The high commissioner reached New Delhi on Monday after holding three meetings in Dhaka, which were seen as further consultations amid efforts to engage constructively to take forward relations between the two neighbours, reports UNB.

He met Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on Sunday at the state guest house Padma, while he had separate courtesy meetings with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday.

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During the courtesy meeting with Tarique Rahman, Trivedi conveyed greetings from the Indian prime minister to him and the intent to work together with the government and the people of Bangladesh in a "positive, constructive and forward-looking" manner.

They exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and discussed avenues for further strengthening bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh with a people-centric approach.

During his meeting with Home Minister Salahuddin, they discussed areas of common interest, including security cooperation between the two countries, and ways to further strengthen bilateral relations.

The high commissioner conveyed India’s willingness to strengthen people-centric cooperation in all domains, based on mutual interest, benefit and sensitivities.