DHAKA, Aug 11, 2020 (BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has prayed for early recovery of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee who has been tested positive for COVID-19.
In a message sent to Mukherjee’s office, Momen described him as a true friend of Bangladesh and wished his quick recovery, a foreign ministry press release said here today.
Recalling that he had made his first overseas visit, after taking over the foreign office, to India, the foreign minister said he visited Mukherjee’s official residence with his wife and invited him here to join Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary celebrations.
“I expect he (Mukherjee) will be able to visit Bangladesh soon after recovering quickly” Momen added.
On Monday, the former Indian president confirmed that he was tested COVID-19 positive as he visited a medical facility with another complaint.
“On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID19 today,” 84-year-old Mukherjee said in a tweet signing the message as “Citizen Mukherjee”.
A former leader of India’s Congress party Mukherjee was the president of India from 2012 to 2017 while he previously served the government and his party in different capacities and authored several books on the Indian Economy and on nation building.