During her stay, she will take part in different sessions of the Budapest Water Summit 2016 (BWS), a two-day long event. Furthermore, she will have a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Obran and call on President Janos.
It is expected that Sheikh Hasina will use the trip to inaugurate the Bangladesh-Hungarian Business and Economic Forum.
As a member of the UN and the World Bank high level panel on water, Sheikh Hasina will be in attendance at the inaugural BWS with the Hungarian President and she is also set to visit a Sustainable Water Solution Expo along with other dignitaries on Monday.
On the next day she will attend a high level meeting of the summit and a working lunch to be hosted by President Janos.
She is set to meet with Obran in the morning in a ceremony for the signing of a number of agreements, to be held at Kossuth Square. The MoUs address consultation between the respective foreign ministries as well as cooperation with regard to water management and agriculture.
According to Mahmood Ali, an MoU will be signed between the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commmerce and Industry (FBCCI) and their Hungarian counterparts.
The two prime ministers are set to hold a joint press conference following the bilateral talks.
She is scheduled to return home on Wednesday night.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
