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MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed in a press briefing that Misri will meet his Bangladeshi counterpart and there will be several other meetings during the visit
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. (PTI file photo)
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is set to visit Bangladesh next week on December 9 amid reports of attacks on the Hindu community in the country.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed in a press briefing that Misri will meet his Bangladeshi counterpart and there will be several other meetings during the visit.
“Foreign Office consultations led by the Foreign Secretary is a structured engagement between India and Bangladesh. We look forward to this meeting,” Jaiswal said.
#WATCH | Delhi | MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “Foreign Secretary is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on the 9th of December and he will meet his counterpart and there will be several other meetings during the visit. Foreign Office consultations led by the Foreign… pic.twitter.com/SXBQDjSThy— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2024
The visit comes against the backdrop of reports that the Hindu community in Muslim-majority Bangladesh has been subjected to over 200 attacks across more than 50 districts since August 5, following the fall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government.
