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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has met her Indian counterpart and exchanged pleasantries at a dinner in Johannesburg hosted by current chair of the BRICS and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
"Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was few yards away from the Bangladesh premier, walked to Sheikh Hasina and exchanged pleasantries," Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told a news briefing about the premier's Wednesday's engagements, reports BSS.
“The two prime ministers also inquired about each other’s wellbeing for a while,” Momen said.
The South African president hosted the dinner at Gallagher Estate, Midrand in Johannesburg on Wednesday night in honour of heads of the states and governments arrived in Johannesburg to join the 15th BRICS Summit at his invitation.
At the dinner, Sheikh Hasina also exchanged pleasantries with several other heads of the states and governments including Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
"The pleasantries were exchanged with a very cordial manner," Momen said.