PM Modi, Bangladeshi PM likely to meet in December: Report

India-Bangladesh bilateral summit is likely to be held in December. There is a possibility of the summit being a virtual one if the Covid-19 situation does not ease by the end of this year, reports said.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina are likely to hold a meeting in December, Bangladeshi media reported.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Memon, speaking to Dhaka Tribune, said that the two countries are discussing the matter and it is undecided whether the meeting would take place in person or virtually.

"It is too early to say whether the meeting will take place in person or virtually," Dr Momen said. "If the Covid-19 situation remains unchanged, the meeting will be virtual."

Meanwhile, Momen and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are slated to hold a Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) on Tuesday.

The two foreign ministers will review the entire spectrum of bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh.

Substantial progress has been made in this regard in multiple areas despite the pandemic.

The JCC is, in fact, a mechanism to overview the progress and substantial progress has been achieved between the two countries.

Terming India as Bangladesh's "best friend", Momen said that the two countries have "many things to discuss". Rohingya crisis, water sharing in common rivers, energy, connectivity, bilateral trade and border issues will be the key features in the meeting, Dhaka Tribune reported.

(with inputs from ANI)