G20 Summit: PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Delhi

On the eve of the G20 Leaders’ Summit 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi.

India, that is holding the G20 presidency this year, has invited Bangladesh and other non-member countries Egypt, Mauritius, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain and UAE, as guest countries to participate in the meetings and the Summit.

The bilateral meeting between PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina took place at the Indian leader’s resident in the national capital.

#WATCH | G 20 in India | Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, in Delhi pic.twitter.com/Dpe2B0jfJ9

— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, PM Modi said, "Had productive deliberations with PM Sheikh Hasina. The progress in India-Bangladesh relations in the last 9 years has been very gladdening. Our talks covered areas like connectivity, commercial linkage and more."

Had productive deliberations with PM Sheikh Hasina. The progress in India-Bangladesh relations in the last 9 years has been very gladdening. Our talks covered areas like connectivity, commercial linkage and more. pic.twitter.com/IIuAK0GkoQ

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 8, 2023

Earlier in the day, PM Modi in a post on X, formerly Twitter, said he was looking forward to bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden, Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.

PM Modi, late on Friday afternoon, held his first bilateral meeting, day before the start of the G20 Summit, with his Mauritian counterpart.

PM Modi is set to hold more than 15 bilateral meetings with the world leaders on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, ANI quoted sources as saying.

The G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held on 9-10 September the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex, also known as Bharat Mandapam, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.

With inputs from agencies