The forth Bangladesh-India Consular Dialogue was held in New Delhi, India on Wednesday.
Rokebul Haque, director general (South Asia), Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the Bangladesh delegation, while the delegation from the Indian side was led by Dr Aman Puri, joint secretary (CPV), according to a press release.
The Bangladesh-India Consular Dialogue mechanism was instituted in 2017 with a view to strengthening people-to-people contacts by having an effective channel of communication on consular, visa and mutual legal assistance cooperation matters between Bangladesh and India.
The two sides held wide-ranging discussions on mechanisms to strengthen coordination and cooperation on consular issues, inter alia, visa matters, repatriation, Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and extradition cases.
The Bangladesh side, among others, raised various visa related difficulties faced by some Bangladesh nationals, including during their visit to India. The two sides also agreed to further enhance the bilateral Revised Travel Arrangement (RTA) to facilitate movement of nationals from both sides.
Both sides reiterated their commitment to continue promoting people-to-people exchanges and agreed to hold the next Round of Dialogue in Dhaka on a mutually convenient date.
