The relationship between India and Malaysia have taken an upward swing ever since Anwar Ibrahim assumed office in 2022 and there have been over 15 bilateral visits between the two nations at the level of Minister or Deputy Minister, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
Dhaka and Beijing are likely to sign some 20 or so MoUs and announce inauguration of some development projects after a bilateral meeting between the two sides to be led by the two premiers.
Prime Minister Hasina expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Modi for the invitation extended to her, marking her first bilateral visit abroad since Bangladesh's 12th Parliamentary Elections and the formation of the new government earlier this year.
Additionally, in a video message recorded in front of the Mahatma Gandhi monument in the Ukrainian capital, the minister highlighted that India and Ukraine are two big democracies and Ukraine is fighting for the same thing that Mahatma Gandhi fought for: freedom and independence.
New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, who is on an official visit to India, emphasized the significance of India to his country and highlighted the importance of the meetings for strengthening bilateral relations.
"EAM's visits to the Republic of Korea and Japan, two of our major partners, will impart further momentum to bilateral exchanges and set the agenda for future cooperation," the MEA said in a statement.
Muizzu and his wife are on a state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. This is the first bilateral visit since assuming office on December 17 last year.
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Delhi to participate in the G20 Summit taking place under India's presidency on September 9-10, and will then travel to Bangladesh for a bilateral visit, the President's office said in a statement.
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said that if a bilateral visit through critical definition produces a new dawn (India-US relations), then this was that visit, terming it "the moment".
"This (PM Modi's) visit celebrates the US-India partnership as one of the most important bilateral relationships that we have in the 21st century. This is about our partnership and deepening our relationship with India...This is a State visit & a little different than previous bilater
Kwatra said, "It is worth mentioning here that this will be Prime Minister's first visit to Egypt and I might also mention that this would be the first official bilateral visit of the Indian Prime Minister to Egypt since 1997."
This is the first such bilateral visit by a Japanese leader in more than 12 years. Japan-South Korea ties reached their lowest point in decades under the left-wing administration of Yoon's predecessor, Moon Jae In, over wartime issues that included a labor compensation row, preventing the