India, Bangladesh hold bilateral talks

IANS  |  New Delhi 

Prime Ministers Modi and Sheikh Hasina headed delegation-level bilateral talks between and here on Saturday .

"Shaping the future of bilateral ties. PM @narendramodi and PM Sheikh Hasina of lead delegation level talks," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted.

This is the Prime Minister's first bilateral visit to in seven years. She had last visited in 2010.

Over 20 agreements, including a civil nuclear agreement and two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on defence cooperation, are expected to be signed after Saturday's bilateral talks.

Modi will host a lunch banquet in honour of the visiting dignitary which will also be attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Both Prime Ministers will jointly launch train and bus services between Kolkata and Khulna and a rail link from Radhikapur in north Bengal.

They will also attend a function to honour Indian martyrs in the 1971 Liberation War.

--IANS

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India, Bangladesh hold bilateral talks

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina headed delegation-level bilateral talks between India and Bangladesh here on Saturday .

Prime Ministers Modi and Sheikh Hasina headed delegation-level bilateral talks between and here on Saturday .

"Shaping the future of bilateral ties. PM @narendramodi and PM Sheikh Hasina of lead delegation level talks," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted.

This is the Prime Minister's first bilateral visit to in seven years. She had last visited in 2010.

Over 20 agreements, including a civil nuclear agreement and two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on defence cooperation, are expected to be signed after Saturday's bilateral talks.

Modi will host a lunch banquet in honour of the visiting dignitary which will also be attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Both Prime Ministers will jointly launch train and bus services between Kolkata and Khulna and a rail link from Radhikapur in north Bengal.

They will also attend a function to honour Indian martyrs in the 1971 Liberation War.

--IANS

ab/vm

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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