New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday held separate meetings with Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, and Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to India, Azamat Yeskarayev, to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and advancing cooperation.
In New Delhi, Jaishankar and High Commissioner Hamidullah discussed ways to further deepen ties between the neighbouring countries. Jaishankar posted on X that he had met with High Commissioner @hamidullah_riaz and that their conversation focused on advancing bilateral ties. Hamidullah said he was “privileged” to pay a courtesy call on the minister and reaffirmed Dhaka’s commitment to cooperation with New Delhi, stating Bangladesh’s readiness to “walk | work” with India in shared interests and for shared benefits.
Jaishankar also received Kazakh Ambassador Azamat Yeskarayev and discussed taking forward the partnership between India and Kazakhstan, noting the shared diplomatic engagement on @MFA_KZ.
Earlier, on March 16, India and Bangladesh reviewed the Line of Credit (LOC) and Bangladesh’s participation in India’s power exchange market, and discussed how Bangladesh can learn from India’s digital financial system. High Commissioner Pranay Verma paid a courtesy call on Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Adviser (Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning) in the Prime Minister’s Office on March 16, where they discussed aspects of India-Bangladesh economic cooperation, including strengthening transport, energy and digital connectivity and exploring new people-centric collaboration areas aligned with both countries’ development priorities.
On March 15, officials said Bangladesh will import an additional 45,000 tonnes of diesel from India by April. Md. Murshed Hossain Azad, General Manager (Commercial & Operations) of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), told ANI that 5,000 tonnes recently arrived from India and another 5,000 tonnes were expected around March 18 or 19. He added that a proposal to import an additional 40,000 tonnes from India is under procedural processing—once the letter of credit and other formalities are completed, that fuel shipment will arrive by April. (ANI)
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