(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The 10th round of Bangladesh-India Friendship Dialogue will
begin on Friday in Shimla, the capital of Indian state of Himachal,
marking the 50th anniversary of two neighbouring countries'
relations, Trend reports citing Dhaka Tribune .
The dialogue aims to review bilateral relations and further
boost ties in various fields of cooperation between the two
friendly countries, sources said.
Bangladesh Foundation for Regional Studies and India Foundation
are jointly organizing the event, titled Bangladesh-India
Friendship Dialogue, with the participation of policymakers,
diplomats and experts on India-Bangladesh relations from both the
countries.
Sources said the two-day dialogue will cover a wide range of
issues, including trade and investment, connectivity, technology,
energy, regional security, extremism, and sustainable development
by increasing people-to-people contact.
The participants of the dialogue are expected to place a set of
recommendations on the basis of the outcome of the discussions to
further boost ties between the two countries.
When contacted, India Foundation Director Alok Bansal told BSS
that a 38-member Bangladesh delegation comprising policy makers,
experts and diplomats are expected to join the dialogue.
The guests from the Bangladesh side will start arriving in India
from Thursday to join the event, he added.
Sources said the Bangladesh delegation will include Awami League
Presidium Member Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Mirza Azam MP, Ashim Kumar
Ukil MP, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, former
diplomats Tareq Karim and Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, Bangladesh High
Commissioner to India Muhammad Imran, and ASM Shamsul Arefin, among
others.
The Indian side will include, among others, Himachal Chief
Minister Jai Ram Thakur, BJP former national general secretary Ram
Madhav, State Minister for External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan
Singh and India Foundation Director Alok Bansal.
The ninth round of India-Bangladesh Friendship Dialogue was held
in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh in November 2019.
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