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Bangladesh Rules Out Rahman’s India Visit for BRICS Summit
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is not expected to travel to India for the BRICS Summit this week.
Bangladesh said he was not invited as the country’s prime minister.
Its foreign affairs state minister said the invitation was for the chair of BIMSTEC instead.
Rahman currently holds that BIMSTEC-related role.
India is hosting the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.
India reportedly invited Rahman to an outreach session because of his BIMSTEC position.
Bangladesh said Rahman’s first visit to India should be a separate bilateral visit rather than a multilateral summit trip.
A planned three-day visit beginning August 23 was postponed.
India’s Foreign Ministry said it had no update on whether Dhaka had confirmed Rahman’s participation.
Bangladesh ruled out Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visiting India this week for the BRICS Summit.
Foreign Affairs State Minister Humaiun Kobir said Rahman was not invited in his capacity as Bangladesh’s prime minister.
Kobir said the invitation was extended to Rahman as chair of the seven-member BIMSTEC grouping.
India invited Rahman to the BRICS outreach session in his BIMSTEC capacity, according to reports.
Bangladesh said it was working to arrange a separate bilateral visit when the timing is conducive, while India’s MEA said it had no update on Dhaka’s confirmation.
- Who
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Foreign Affairs State Minister Humaiun Kobir, and India’s Ministry of External Affairs are central to the report.
- What
- Bangladesh ruled out Rahman’s visit to India for the BRICS Summit, saying he was not invited as Bangladesh’s prime minister but as BIMSTEC chair.
- Where
- The BRICS Summit will be held in New Delhi, India.
- When
- The announcement was made Thursday; the BRICS Summit is scheduled for September 12 and 13, and a planned August 23 bilateral visit was postponed.
- Why
- Bangladesh said the invitation concerned the BIMSTEC chair rather than the Bangladeshi prime minister, and it prefers to arrange a separate bilateral visit.
Bangladesh’s Framing
India’s Reported Framing
Status of the invitation
Bangladesh’s Framing
Humaiun Kobir said Rahman was not properly invited to the BRICS Summit as Bangladesh’s prime minister and questioned whether any Bangladesh government representative had been invited in that capacity.
India’s Reported Framing
India reportedly invited Rahman to the BRICS outreach session in his capacity as the current BIMSTEC chair.
Preferred visit format
Bangladesh’s Framing
Bangladesh said Rahman’s first visit should be bilateral and that it was working to arrange one when conditions were conducive.
India’s Reported Framing
India’s Ministry of External Affairs said it had no update on Dhaka’s confirmation of Rahman’s participation in the summit.
Key facts
- Summit
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Summit dates
- September 12-13
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Bangladesh prime minister
- Tarique Rahman
- Invitation capacity
- Chair of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
- Planned bilateral visit
- A three-day visit by Rahman, expected from August 23, was postponed
- Confirmation status
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs said it had no update on confirmation from Dhaka
Quotes
Humaiun Kobir
Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs
“How shall we go? Has anyone from the Bangladesh government been invited? Our prime minister was not invited. Who told you that our Prime Minister was invited? The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Chair was invited.”
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“We are placing greater emphasis on bilateral visits and discussions.”
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Sources
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