Dhaka, Mar 22 (V7N) – The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said they have no update to share regarding a likely bilateral meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Bimstec Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, early next month.

“On the meeting that you asked, a bilateral meeting, I don't have any update to share at this point in time,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal at a weekly briefing in New Delhi when a journalist wanted to know whether there was a likelihood of Modi meeting Yunus on the sidelines of the Bimstec Summit.


Responding to a separate question, Jaiswal said the Bangladesh-India relationship is a wide canvas, and they have been engaged with Bangladesh on several issues - development cooperation, economic matters and connectivity.

Earlier, Bangladesh approached India through diplomatic channels to arrange a meeting between Yunus and Modi on the sidelines of the upcoming Bimstec Summit in Bangkok.

Yunus is scheduled to attend the Bimstec Summit, to be held on April 4 in Bangkok, raising hope for a first-ever in-person meeting with Modi on the sidelines.

 

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