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Khaleda leaves for Delhi today
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia leaves Dhaka this morning for New Delhi on a three- day state visit during which she will have wide-ranging discussions with Indian Prime Minister P V Naraslmha Rao on matters of mutual Interest, reports 1138
The visit. first at bilateral plane by Begum Zia after coming to power, is expected to usher in a new era of cooperative relations between the two neighbouring countries. dlpk> matic sources here said
The outstanding problems that often tend Io be devil the relationship will come up for discussions between the two leaders during the visit while regional and Internationa) Issues of common concern arc expected to figure prominently In the talks
The Prime Ministers of the two countries twice met car Iler in the Commonwealth heads of government meeting In Harare and sixth SAARC summit In Colombo last year
But what slgnllies the com Ing visit of the Bangladesh head of government to India is ihe first opportunity between the Pnme Ministers of the two countries for a detailed overview of the state of the bl lateral Ues.
The democratic govern nrcnls of the two countries, conscious of the existence of certain Issues that occasionally cause strain in the bilateral re lai ions have spoken to strive hard for their solutions for a sound relationship
Cooperation at different levels will also come for a through review with a view to strengthening the tics and ex pafK^ing thr mutually beneficial ties
Begum Zia heads a 10 member delegation which Includes Foreign Minister ASM Mostaflzur Rahman. Akbar Hossain. MP. Rosy Kabir. MP. Foreign Secretary Rear Rah-
man. Additional Foreign Secretary AH Mahmood Alt. Secretary to Prime Minister’s office Dr Kamal Uddin Siddl qui. Press Secretary to Prime Minister Abdus Sobhan. Direc tor General at MPs Secretariat Mahbubul Alam and Chief of Protocol Tbfael Karim Haider
New Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Farooq Sobhan and Deputy High Commissioner Ziaus Shams Chowdhury will join the dele gallon In the Indian capital
A major subject of the dis cusslons between the two sides will be obviously the seven nation SAARC that has gradually emerged as a sound economic iorum for the com mon benefits of the vast multitude. living In (he South Asian region
TIm- SAARI matters assume a new signify anre since Dhaka will have the mantle of Ils leadership kiUr this year as the SAARC summits will step Into the second cycle
The recent meeting of the foreign secretaries of the SAARC nations in Srl Lankan capital has discussed the brasslacka of new kind of cooperation including harmonisation of member stales positions tn International conference for common benefits. It is expected that this new ap proach will come up for dis cusslons between the two Prime Ministers.
At bilateral level, the two leaders are expected to devote much of their time scheduled for official talks to bilateral problems as well as cxplo ration of new avenues to strengthen cooperation it is likely that trade and coy-and x^ther iorm of eco nomlc cooperation will be given priority in the discus Mons.
liegum Zia paid a short visit to the Indian capital to attend the funeral of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi a year ago
She was Invited to pay an official visit to India by Prime Minister Rao when the two met tn 11 a rare and Colombo.
The Bangladesh Prime Minister had also extended a similar Invitation to her Indian counterpart.
Begum Zia has a hectic Itinerary in India Including talks with Rao and meeting with President R Venkataraman. Indian Minister for Waler Resources and Stale Minister for External Affairs will call on her
UNB adds: Former Indian Foreign Minister IK Gujral of Janata Dal and HKS Surjeet of CPI (M) are expected to meet with the Bangladesh leader.
Her itinerary Includes laying of wreath at the Samadis of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru.
She will visit the Nizamuddin Aulia (RA) Dargah Sharif and the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddln Chisti at Ajmeer.
Begum Zia will attend a reception at the Bangladesh High Commission.
Senior Editors of India will meet the Bangladesh Prime Minister.
On way back home on Thursday, Begum Zia will have a stopover at Damdam Airport in Calcutta where West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu Is expected to call on her.
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