<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday said no political issues will be discussed in the foreign secretary-level talks between the two countries.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I don't think so. Political discussion has already been done. There will be no discussion about politics there," Momen told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when a reporter wanted to whether political and upcoming elections will be discussed in the forthcoming meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>The Foreign Minister said it is routine meeting between the two countries where various issues of mutual interest will be discussed.</div><div><br></div><div>"We do FOC (Foreign Office Consultations) with many countries. It is a routine matter," he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen is scheduled to visit India on November 23 or 24 to hold a regular bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Vinay Mohan Kwatra.</div><div><br></div><div>This is the second foreign secretary-level meeting between the two countries this year. The first one was held in February in Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>Both the countries express their satisfaction on the excellent bilateral relation that exists between the two countries.</div><div><br></div><div>In the Foreign Office Consultations, the two countries usually discuss all the major issues of mutual interests to promote cooperation encompassing all sectors.</div><div><br></div><div>Recently, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the relationship between Bangladesh and India today stands out as a model in terms of shared benefits.</div><div><br></div><div>In an interaction in London, he said the two countries have settled the land boundary and maritime border issues.</div><div><br></div><div>Jaishankar highlighted connectivity cooperation, energy supply and use of ports and noted that Bangladesh-India ties stand as model ties. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>