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Aiyar arives in Dhaka today

Staff Correspondent
Indian Minister for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Panchayati Raj, Mani Shankar Aiyar MP arrives in Dhaka this morning on a two-day official visit to hold bilateral talks with top Bangladesh leaders.
Sources said Aiyar's visit to Dhaka is primarily to discuss the proposed $1 billion tri-nation gas pipeline project which would tie Myanmar and India through Bangladesh.
Aiyar was due to arrive on August 27 but his arrival was delayed following extension of parliament session in India.
A high official from the ministry of foreign affairs told The Daily Star yesterday that Aiyar, an influential and senior minister of Indian government, is coming to Dhaka at the invitation of Foreign MinisterM Morshed Khan.
"Aiyar is an important leader of ruling Congress Party and he holds vital portfolio," he added.
When asked whether the Indian minister will discuss energy issues including the proposed tri-nation gas pipeline, the official said, "It's a goodwill visit, there is no specific agenda."
"He will have meetings with the prime minister, finance minister, foreign minister and adviser to the energy ministry to discuss bilateral issues," the official added.
According to the programme schedule, Aiyar will have a separate
meeting with the foreign minister and the energy adviser in the morning. He will meet the prime minister and the finance minister in the afternoon.
The Indian minister will also pay courtesy call on Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina in the afternoon. He will leave Dhaka on Tuesday.
Sources said, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently had an exclusive meeting with Aiyar and External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and discussed India's course for breaking the apparent impasse over the proposed tri-nation gas pipeline.
The meeting cleared Aiyar's visit to Dhaka for a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh and Myanmar, which was delayed due to some bilateral issues.
Bangladesh agreed to allow the pipeline through its territory but set some preconditions. Dhaka insisted on some demands including the use of Indian territory for transporting goods to Nepal and Bhutan, allowing Dhaka to bring power from these countries and steps by New Delhi to reduce the $2.5 billion trade imbalance.