Outgoing Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md Riaz Hamidullah on Sunday met Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues of mutual interest.

"Pleased to receive Bangladesh High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah for a farewell call. Appreciate his contribution and wish him all the best in future endeavours," said Dr S Jaishankar in a post from his verified social media account.

During his eighteen month stint in India as Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz said he tried to quietly advance Bangladesh-India relations, premised on mutual trust, dignity and shared benefits.

Rather than following conventional paths of diplomacy, he said he tried to touch the chords of the people.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Saturday highlighted the need for continuous dialogue, mutual respect and trust between the two countries to address bilateral issues, saying every issue between the two neighbours has a solution.

“There’s no point hiding the issues, and there’s no point not talking about the issues,” he said while speaking at a discussion titled “Power and Prudence: Managing Great-Power Competition without Conflict” as part of the ongoing Bay of Bengal Conversation in Dhaka.

Trivedi, who faced a couple of questions, said the two countries need to discuss all outstanding issues, including water, trade, culture, sports, communication and transportation, through appropriate forums.

“In a democracy, the dialogue has to be there at the proper forum. And the dialogue has to be a continuous dialogue,” he said, noting that the process of engagement between the two countries may be slow, but it has not stopped.

“I can guarantee you, there is no stoppage of process. The process is ongoing,” Trivedi said. “Believe me, there has to be a solution, and there will be a solution,” the Indian diplomat added.