Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has congratulated her Bangladesh counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on his re-election in the 11th national parliamentary polls, an official release said today, reports BSS.
“Sushma called Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali yesterday to congratulate him on his election victory,” it added.
She stated that the Government of India would continue to cooperate with Bangladesh as a close neighbour, the release quoted Sushma as saying.
She also hoped to work together with Mahmood Ali in future.
Both the ministers co-chair the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) to coordinate sectoral collaboration between the two countries.
Ali thanked Sushma for the call, expressing the hope that both the countries would continue to work together for the benefit of the two peoples.