Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Bangkok today on a six-day official visit to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
Prime Minister’s speech writer. Nazrul Islam said a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage is expected to leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10 am. The plane is scheduled to land at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport at 1:30 pm local time.
In a press conference on Monday on the occasion of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Thailand on April 24 to 29, Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said, this is both a bilateral and multilateral visit. The visit is significant for both sides. Because it will open a new window of cooperation between two friendly countries (Bangladesh and Thailand).
This will be the Prime Minister’s first bilateral visit after forming the government in January.
During the visit, Bangladesh Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with Thai Prime Minister Thavisin and attend the 80th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNSCAP).
The foreign minister said that Bangladesh and Thailand will sign several cooperation documents including a letter of intent to negotiate a free trade agreement between the two countries.
Bangladesh and Thailand are likely to sign visa waiver for government passport holders, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on energy cooperation and two more MoUs on cooperation in the tourism sector and mutual cooperation on customs to expand ties.
Besides, the Prime Minister will attend and address the 80th session of UNCAP on April 25.
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