Hasan, Jaishankar hold talks 

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday held his maiden bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Dr. S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) currently being held in Kampala, Uganda.

Both the leaders discussed various issues of mutual interests and ways to carry forward the existing excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, said a foreign ministry press release.

While Dr. Jaishankar congratulated Dr. Hasan Mahmud in his new role as Foreign Minister, they also discussed about the upcoming visit of Bangladesh Foreign Minister to New Delhi, it added.

Currently, Mahmud is leading the Bangladesh delegation to the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) scheduled for January 19-20, 2024 and the Third South Summit of the G77 and China scheduled for January 21-22, 2024. 

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the UN Muhammad A Muhith and Bangladesh High Commissioner to Kenya and Uganda among an others are accompanying the Foreign Minister.