Austrian foreign minister due Tuesday

Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl arrives here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to discuss bilateral issues and pay respects to the Language Movement martyrs on February 21.

She is coming here at the invitation of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, according to UNB report.



A bilateral meeting between the two foreign ministers is likely to take place on February 20 to discuss ways to strengthen relations between the two countries, Foreign Ministry officials said.

The Austrian Foreign Minister is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her three-day visit. 

The International Mother Language Day is observed on February 21 every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.