India-Bangladesh discussed visa issues and extradition matters
New Delhi. The fourth round of India-Bangladesh Consular Dialogue was held in New Delhi on Wednesday. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary (CPV) Dr. Aman Puri, while the delegation from Bangladesh was led by Director General (South Asia) of the Ministry of External Affairs, Rokebul Haque.
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The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday evening that during the meeting, the two sides held extensive discussions on the mechanism to strengthen coordination and cooperation on consular issues, visa matters, repatriation, MLAT and extradition matters etc. During this, the two sides also agreed to further strengthen the bilateral Revised Travel Arrangement (RTA) to facilitate the movement of citizens of both countries.
According to the statement, the India-Bangladesh Consular Dialogue mechanism was established in 2017 with the aim of strengthening people-to-people contact by creating a regular channel of communication on consular, visa and mutual legal assistance cooperation matters between India and Bangladesh.
During the meeting, both sides reiterated their commitment to promote people-to-people exchanges and agreed to hold the next round of talks in Dhaka at a mutually convenient date.
(Report. Shashvat Tiwari)
