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Touhid, Jaishankar Discuss Bilateral Challenges at IOC
Bangladesh foreign adviser today held a bilateral meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the sideline of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference being held in Muscat, the capital of Oman. Photo: MoFA
Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today acknowledged the challenges impacting bilateral relations between Dhaka and Delhi and stressed the need for collaborative efforts to overcome them.
The discussion took place during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Muscat, Oman, according to a press release from the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Both sides recognized the challenges facing their bilateral relations and emphasized the importance of working together to address them,” the release stated.
During the meeting, Touhid highlighted the necessity of initiating talks to renew the Ganges Water Treaty and urged India’s support in convening the SAARC Standing Committee meeting.
Both leaders expressed hope that several border-related issues would be resolved during the upcoming meeting between the Directors General of Border Guarding Forces of Bangladesh and India, scheduled for February 18-20 in New Delhi.
The two also discussed other bilateral matters of mutual interest. Reflecting on their previous meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2024, they noted that since then, both countries had engaged in several dialogues, including the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) at the Foreign Secretary level in Dhaka on December 9.
Additionally, they recalled Bangladesh’s energy adviser’s participation in the India Energy Week events in New Delhi on February 10-11.
Adviser Touhid also held separate meetings with the Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania on the sidelines of the IOC. He is scheduled to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman on Monday.