FM Hasan meets Indian President

FM Hasan meets Indian President

New Delhi, Feb 9 - Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday met Indian President Droupadi Murmu and discussed issues of mutual interest.

The foreign minister is visiting New Delhi at the invitation of his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar.

Minister Hasan also met Deputy President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar and Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.

This is his first bilateral visit since he assumed office as the foreign minister of Bangladesh last month.

Hasan Mahmud held separate meetings with Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on February 7.

He is scheduled to return to Dhaka tonight via Kolkata after attending two events there.-UNB