Touhid, Jaishankar meet at UNGA, discuss mutual interests

In the first high-level contact since the change in Bangladesh government, Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain had a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New York last evening and discussed bilateral relations.
On the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the two diplomats discussed a range of issues, strengthening the long-standing ties between the neighbouring nations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, announced the meeting in X, formerly Twitter, emphasising the ongoing partnership between the two countries.
From his part, Jaishankar separately tweeted, “Had a meeting with Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain of Bangladesh in New York this evening. The conversation focused on our bilateral ties.”
 

This is the first interaction between Touhid and Jaishankar amidst rough edges in ties between the interim government in Bangladesh headed by Chief Adviser Yunus and the Indian government following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina on August 5.
Chief Adviser Yunus had earlier written to India for a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi but it was not possible as Modi was scheduled to leave New York before Prof Yunus’s arrival in New York.