PM receives Sheikh Hasina at airport

April 07, 2017 12:40

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Delhi airport to receive Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. ANI reports that PM Modi travelled from Lok Kalyan Marg to Delhi Airport in normal traffic. There were no route restrictions. Sheikh Hasina is on a four-day visit to India and at least 20 agreements are expected to be signed.

Setting aside protocol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today went to the IGI airport here to receive his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. The Prime Minister travelled through normal traffic without any route restrictions, official sources said. The Bangladesh Prime Minister is on a four-day visit to India, which comes after a gap of seven years. Hasina will hold wide-ranging talks with Modi tomorrow during which India is also set to announce a line of credit of USD 500 million to Bangladesh for military supplies.

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