New Delhi: The External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on Sunday expressed confidence in India-Bangladesh ties and said that the countries look forward to cooperating in new domains.
During the 7th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission Meeting, EAM Jaishankar said that India looks forward to working with Bangladesh to take the ties to new domains which will include cyber security, upgradation of the railway connectivity.
EAM Jaishankar also highlighted the trade opportunities with Bangladesh and said, “Today Bangladesh is our largest development & trade partner in the region.” Jaishankar also mentioned how both countries came together to fight the pandemic. The EAM further added that “We jointly overcame the pandemic in terms of vaccine, medicine supply.”
Bangladeshi Counterpart AK Abdul Momen said that the relationship between the countries is based on mutual trust and claimed India to be “the most important neighbor.”
The JCC is to review the bilateral ties including cooperation in the wake of COVID-19, border management and security, trade and investment, connectivity, energy, water resources, development partnership, and regional and multilateral issues, the MEA said earlier in a statement.
This is the first physical meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The previous meeting was held in 2020 virtually.
(With Agency Inputs)