Staff Reporter : Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said on Wednesday that New Delhi is eagerly looking forward to welcoming Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to India and hoped the visit would take place soon.
“I think it is the prime minister’s prerogative. But from our side, I can say that we are eagerly looking forward to welcoming the head of the Bangladesh government to India. We hope the visit will take place very soon,” he said.
The Indian envoy made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka after holding meetings with Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam.
Asked about the possible timing of the prime minister’s visit to India, Trivedi said it would depend on the Bangladeshi prime minister’s priorities.
The 18th BRICS Summit is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on 12-13 September.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the summit as a special guest.