NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina
met with
Congress
parliamentary party chairperson
Sonia Gandhi
, met on Monday and held discussions on a wide range of issues, during her three-day visit here to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s NDA government.
Sonia Gandhi was accompanied by her son and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, besides her daughter and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
“CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called on the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed this afternoon in New Delhi,” said a Congress party post on ‘X’.
“We discussed a wide range of topics to further strengthen the natural bond that India and Bangladesh share, based on trust, cooperation, and a commitment to mutual growth,” Rahul Gandhi said in a post on his WhatsApp channel. He also shared a video of the
meeting
with Hasina.
The Congress shared the video, besides pictures of the meeting and said they discussed a wide range of topics to strengthen the
India-Bangladesh bond
.
The photos showed Hasina greeting Sonia Gandhi with a hug. The Gandhi family shares a close bond with Hasina’s family.
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka also met with the visiting Bangladesh delegation accompanying the Prime Minister. Hasina arrived in Delhi on Saturday to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on June 9.