Press Release- Hon. Foreign Minister’s Visit to Bangladesh

Press Release

Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs, is leaving Kathmandu for Dhaka on 17 February 2020 on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of His Excellency Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

The Hon. Minister will be accompanied by the Foreign Secretary and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.

During the visit, the Hon. Minister will hold delegation level talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart. The two Foreign Ministers will review the overall aspects of the bilateral relations and exchange views on various matters of mutual interest, such as energy, trade, transit, connectivity, tourism, and cooperation on regional and multilateral issues.

He will also deliver a speech at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) on Nepal-Bangladesh Relationship and South Asian Cooperation.

The Hon. Minister will return home from Dhaka on 19 February 2020.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
14 February 2020