Published 07:31 IST, September 28th 2019

PM Modi meets his Bangladeshi counterpart on the sidelines of UNGA

PM Narendra Modi concluded his week-long USA visit with a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina after his UNGA address.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his week-long USA visit with a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Banglesh Sheikh Hasina after he dressed 74th Session of United Nations General Assembly on Friday. In meeting, both leers discussed various local and global issues and in ir first meeting since ir re-election, Prime Minister Modi thanked PM Sheikh Hasina for attending special commemorative event organized by India to mark 150th anniversary of birth of Mahatma Gandhi. 

Excellent state of bilateral relations

According to press release by Ministry of External Affairs, two leers reviewed excellent state of bilateral relations and cooperation and agreed to maintain momentum to take India-Banglesh relationship to new heights. leers reiterated ir zero-tolerance approach to terrorism and violent extremism and agreed that a strong partnership in security h built trust and mutual confidence between two countries.

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Improved land, riverine, sea and air connectivity, an intensified partnership in energy, and rapidly expanding tre and ecomic ties were recognized as important drivers of progress and stability in region. PM Modi congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for impressive ecomic growth recorded by Banglesh under her leership and emphasized India's commitment to remain a leing development partner of Banglesh.

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PM Modi accepts an invitation to visit Banglesh

PM of Banglesh extended an invitation to PM Modi to visit Banglesh and suggested that it could be undertaken also in connection with birth centenary of Bangabandhu. invitation was accepted by Prime Minister Shri Modi, who also reiterated India’s offer to work closely with Banglesh to mark this important historical milestone.

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Earlier in day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his compelling speech at 74th UN General Assembly, spoke extensively on India's romap to development and underlined achievements of country at global platform. In his final speech at UNGA, PM Modi hailed Mahatma Gandhi's mess of truth and n-violence that stands relevant even today. 

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