Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said that it is essential to maintain political stability and peace for the sake of development and progress, and that is the issue getting priority during his ongoing bilateral visit to India on Wednesday.
Hasan Mahmud is visiting India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart, Dr S Jaishankar.
He met with India’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, on the first day of his visit.
After the discussion at Sardar Patel Bhavan, the Awami League Joint General Secretary paid floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation ground and memorial square at Rajghat.
Talking to reporters, he said unprecedented development has been achieved in Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and India has also made great progress under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“There is no alternative to maintaining regional political stability and peace to maintain this development trend. We discussed in that direction,” Hasan Mahmud said.
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud also said there was a discussion about the rehabilitation of Rohingyas with full rights to their own country, Myanmar, and they also discussed ways to work together on the ongoing situation in Myanmar.
The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, Md Mustafizur Rahman, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Bangladesh High Commission were present.
Hasan Mahmud will hold a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart, Dr S Jaishankar at the Hyderabad House in Delhi on Wednesday.
The foreign minister is scheduled to speak at the Vivekananda Foundation and hold several meetings on Thursday and Friday.