Bangladesh PM arrives, Modi welcomes her (Lead)

New Delhi April 7 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Friday on a four-day visit and was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport.

Modi welcomed Hasina with a bouquet as she alighted from the aircraft.

Modi tweeted: Delighted to welcome Sheikh Hasina the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on her state visit to India.

PM Sheikh Hasina and I are determined to take the relationship between our nations to a new level he added.

According to reports Modi travelled from his Lok Kalyan Marg official residence to Delhi airport in normal traffic and there were no route restrictions put in place.

Both the leaders are expected to ink over 20 agreements ranging from ICT to defence cooperation during the visit.

--IANS
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