Saturday, November 9, 2019

Bangladesh president to visit Nepal

President of Bangladesh Md Abdul Hamid will be paying an official goodwill visit to Nepal from November 12 to 15 at the invitation of President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
Bangladesh President Hamid will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) upon his arrival, according to a press note issued by the Foreign Ministry. “During the visit, President Hamid will meet with President Bhandari, as President Bhandari will host a banquet in honour of her counterpart and his delegation.”
Likewise, vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, chairperson of the National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, and Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will call on President Hamid, the press note reads, adding that senior political leaders of various political parties will also call on the president of Bangladesh. “While in Nepal, Bangladesh President Hamid will also be visiting the Lake City Pokhara and historical, archaeological and cultural sites in Kathmandu valley.”
The two countries, on the occasion, will discuss all issues of mutual interests. However, Bangladeshi media has reported that Bangladesh and Nepal will hold talks on Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement during President Hamid’s Nepal visit.
On the sidelines of the 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Azerbaijan on October 26, Bangladesh Prime Minister Seikh Hasina had requested Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to finalise the PTA with Nepal during President Hamid’s upcoming visit to Nepal. “The two prime ministers have reached agreement to make the BBIN agreement functional,” the Bangladeshi media reported, though the Foreign Ministry could not confirm it. 

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