Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has urged the Indian government for quick implementation of the proposed process to supply essential goods from India to Bangladesh.
He made this call to the country in a bilateral meeting with Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on the sidelines before the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers’ meeting in Jaipur, India.
The G20 Trade and Investment Ministers’ meeting concluded on Friday at Jaipur.
Tipu Munshi thanked the Indian commerce minister for the progress made in formulating a process for the supply of essential commodities from India to Bangladesh, and sought his continued support for the speedy implementation of the proposed process.
Meanwhile, the minister drew the attention of India's commerce minister that the imposition of a 40% export duty on onion has adversely affected the price of onion in Bangladesh.
In response, Piyush Goyal said India is committed to working with Bangladesh to overcome the difficulties caused by global production disruptions, supply shortages and rising prices of essential commodities.
The Indian minister also mentioned that India is suffering from a shortfall in agricultural production due to adverse weather conditions and food inflation.
He assured Bangladesh that the crisis would end very soon.
In the meeting, when the commerce minister requested the Indian minister to withdraw anti-dumping duty on jute products of Bangladesh, Piyush Goyal assured the highest consideration in this regard.
Tipu Munshi also emphasized presenting and resolving other bilateral issues in the joint working group meeting within the next two months.
