Press Release

Visit of EAM to Bangladesh

08/02/2009

External Affairs Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee will be visiting Dhaka on 9th February 2009. During this visit he will call on the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina and meet Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Dipu Moni, Home Minister H.E. Advocate Sahara Khatun and other leaders of Bangladesh.

EAM will unveil a model of the 2800 cyclone-resistant dwelling units that the Government of India is building in eleven villages in Bangladesh affected by the devastating cyclone in November 2007. He will also be laying the Foundation Stone for Kalabhaban of the Department of Theatre and Music in the University of Dhaka, which is being built with Indian assistance.

India has welcomed the successful conduct of elections and return of multi-party democracy in Bangladesh. EAM’s will be the first visit by a senior Indian leader after the new Government was formed by the Awami League and the Grand Alliance. India and Bangladesh share common values, a commitment to democracy and a multi-faceted historical relationship. India looks forward to working closely with the newly elected Government in Bangladesh to further strengthen our cooperation in a range of areas.

New Delhi
February 8, 2009