Bonik Barta file photo Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
will undertake a visit to Thailand from April 24 to April 29, Foreign Ministry
announced on Thursday.
During the visit at the invitation of Thai Srettha Thavisin, Hasina will lead
a high level delegation which includes a number of ministers, adviser, secretaries
and senior officials of the government, said a Foreign Ministry press release.
“The scheduled bilateral visit of Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina to Thailand will be the first-ever visit at the level of head of government
from Bangladesh to Thailand since the establishment of diplomatic relations. The visit is
significant for both Bangladesh and Thailand as it will open new
windows of cooperation between the two friendly countries,” it said.
On 26 April, the prime minister will be formally received by her
Thai counterpart while a ceremonial guard of honor will be accorded to
her. On the same day, she will hold bilateral talks with Prime
Minister Srettha Thavisin at the Government House.
While in Thailand, Hasina will meet the
King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua
and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshan at the palace of their
residence.
The Bangladesh head of the government is also scheduled to
attend a state lunch to be hosted by Thai prime minister in her honor. A number
of agreements and memorandums of understanding are expected to be signed during
the visit.
Hasina is scheduled to attend 80th session of the Commission for
UNESCAP. She will deliver a speech at UNESCAP on 25 April. On the same day, the
under-secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the
Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Armida Salsiah Alisjabana
will meet the prime minister.
