Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar Maung Myint arrived in the capital Dhaka on Saturday on a three-day trip to lay the groundwork for the upcoming visit by its president.
The minister will discuss and finalize the agendas for talks during the president’s visit likely on July 15-17.
Mr. Maung will call on Foreign Minister Dipu Moni at her office at 11:30am on Sunday, foreign ministry officials said.
The meeting will be followed by annual bilateral consultations between the two countries at the foreign ministry. Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes and Maung Myint will lead their respective sides at the consultations.
Repatriation of Rohingya refugees, cooperation in the areas of energy, agriculture, education, trade and tourism and establishment of direct road and air links will be high on the agenda.
 
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