Today, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed key bilateral issues. Swaraj, who arrived here late last night on her first trip abroad, met Hasina after holding talks with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali.Though there are no pacts to be signed and no big expectations, the trip, which is termed as a “goodwill” visit, is aimed at taking forward the bilateral ties which are on a “positive trajectory” for past few years.
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