The Indian Commerce Minister told the Awami League delegation that India imports many items from Bangladesh. If there are some other products that can be imported, Bangladesh should provide him a list.
He assured to positively consider the issue of reducing the trade deficit with Bangladesh.
The delegation also met Harsh Vardhan Shringla, the chief coordinator of the G-20 summit in India and former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, on Tuesday evening.
The High Commission said in a statement that Shringla highlighted India’s special relationship with Bangladesh during the meeting. He said that the main theme of the Indian government’s foreign policy is ‘Act East’ and Bangladesh comes at the forefront of this policy. Therefore, India invited the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, the only one among its neighbors to attend the G-20 summit.