PM off to New Delhi to attend G20 Summit

PM off to New Delhi to attend G20 Summit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here this morning for New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit from September 8-10 at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage members, took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 11:00am.

The flight is scheduled to land at the Palam Airport in New Delhi at 01:15pm (New Delhi time).

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, in a media briefing, on Thursday said that the Bangladesh premier will join a bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi this afternoon at the residence of the Indian Prime Minister.

“Before the bilateral meeting of the two prime ministers, three MoUs are likely to be signed,” Momen said.

Three MoUs are: “Cooperation in the agriculture research “, “cultural exchange” and “simplification of financial transactions between the common people of the two countries”.

Upon commencing the G20 summit, on September 9, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend different sessions while delivering two speeches under the main theme of the summit “One Earth, One Family, One Future”.বিস্তারিত

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