Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Indian Foreign Minister S Jayashankar met on the sidelines of the connective conference in Tashkend, the capital of Uzbekistan.

The meeting was described by Jayashankar as a unique opportunity to review the progress of bilateral relations between Dhaka and New Delhi.

The Indian foreign minister made the remarks in a tweet after a meeting with Foreign Minister Momen in Tashkend on Thursday (July 15).

Jayashankar wrote in a tweet, Bangladesh Foreign Minister in the gap of the Tashkent Connectivity Conference. Glad to meet AK Abdul Momen. This is a unique opportunity to review the progress of bilateral relations, including the various aspects of our connection.

Dr Momen left for the country on Wednesday (July 14) morning to attend a two-day international conference in Tashkent.

During the visit, he will attend the conference as a representative of Bangladesh and will have a meeting with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Momen will also hold sideline meetings with Chinese and Russian Foreign Ministers Wang Yi and Sergei Lavrov.