Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Minister paid a visit to Bangladesh in the month of July, 2011;
(b) if so, the details of the points raised by him with his Bangladeshi counterpart during the said visit and the reaction thereto;
(c) whether the talks between the two leaders were successful; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a) The External Affairs Minister paid an official visit to Bangladesh from 6-8 July, 2011.

(b) to (d) The External Affairs Minister held extensive discussions with the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh on the entire gamut of bilateral relations including implementation of the Joint Communiqué issued during the visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India, in 2010. During the visit, the two sides signed the Protocol on Exchange of Instruments of Ratification in respect of Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA). The two sides also signed the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for entry of trucks from Bhutan inside Bangladesh. The talks were successful in further strengthening mutual understanding and bilateral cooperation.

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