<span style="color: #222222;">India and Bangladesh have agreed to hold the 6th meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) later this month.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Confirming this in a tweet, the High Commission of India in Bangladesh said that the ministerial level meeting will be held on the virtual platform.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and the Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen had a telephonic conversation on Monday on this issue, reported the official news agency BSS.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, Dr. S. Jaishankar said in a tweet that he had a warm conversation with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen where they agreed to hold the JCC meeting soon.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said both countries will continue to work closely to reach the ambitious goal set by their leaders.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The 5th meeting of the JCC was held in New Delhi in February last year between Dr. A.K.Abdul Momen and the then Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During the 5th JCC last year, three MoUs/Agreements were signed to further strengthen the existing multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">These included the MoUs on mid-career training of Bangladesh civil servants, cooperation&nbsp; between AYUSH and the Ministry of Health of Bangladesh in the field of medicinal plants, and an MoU between Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh and CBI.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Another MoU was signed between Hiranandani Group and Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) to facilitate investments in the Indian Economic Zone in Mongla.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | September 7, 2020 9:28 PM
India-Bangladesh to hold Joint Consultative Commission meeting