NEW DELHI, Feb 09, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin

Momen will be visiting India from February 23 to 25 at an invitation of his
Indian counterpart Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

   Shringla has extended the invitation to Momen during his two-day official
visit to Bangladesh in December last year.

   Foreign Secretary Momen will arrive in Chennai, the southern part of India
on February 23 from Dhaka where he will formally inaugurate Bangladesh's
Deputy High Commission, a source familiar with the visit told BSS today.

   From Chennai, the foreign secretary will reach New Delhi the next day
(February 24) where he will hold a bilateral meeting with his Indian
counterpart Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

   During the meeting, the two foreign secretaries are expected to discuss
various bilateral and multilateral issues ranging from bilateral cooperation
to security issues, according to the sources.

   Foreign secretary Momen will leave New Delhi for Dhaka on February 25
after completing his three-day official visit to India.

   When contacted a source of Bangladesh mission in New Delhi confirmed the
visit of Bangladesh foreign secretary saying they are working on the visit.
"Yes, the visit is almost confirmed...we are working on it," an official of
the mission said. But, he declined to give details.

   Momen last visited India from January 27 to 29 last year for the annual
Bangladesh-India Foreign Office Consultation (FOC).

  Foreign secretaries of both the countries led their respected delegation to
the FOC when they reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral interest ranging
from Covid-19 cooperation to security issues.