India and Bangladesh held their 5th Annual Defense Dialogue on 28 August 2023 in Dhaka. Defense Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane, on a two-day visit to Bangladesh on 27-28 August 2023, co-chaired the meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, staff officer of the division of the armed forces.
The annual India-Bangladesh Defense Dialogue is the most institutionalized interactive mechanism between the two countries. In the dialogue, both countries highlighted the importance of the agreement in defining the future course of relations between the two Armed Forces.
During the meeting, ongoing defense cooperation activities between the two countries were reviewed, and both sides expressed satisfaction with the growing defense cooperation commitments. The talks covered existing bilateral exercises and both sides agreed to increase their complexity.
Shri Giridhar Aramane and Lt. Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman acknowledged the fruitful dialogue and stressed that both countries look forward to continued engagement based on the common understanding reached in the fifth annual defense dialogue.
Both countries’ militaries continue to seek bilateral cooperation in multiple fields, and the increased commitments are a positive sign for the future of both countries’ relations.
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