Bangladeshi foreign minister arrives in India

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 18 2014 | 8:16 PM IST

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali arrived here Thursday for a three-day state visit, the external Affairs ministry said.

He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday.

"Ali will call on Modi at his official residence Friday evening," a ministry statement said.

Ali will also meet Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati and pay a visit to President Pranab Mukherjee Friday.

He will round up Friday's visits with a meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

On Saturday, Ali will meet External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, before holding the third India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission Meeting.

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Sushma Swaraj will host a lunch for the visiting minister.

Ali will also call on Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad the same day.

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First Published: Sep 18 2014 | 7:58 PM IST

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