Decks Cleared For Bangladesh's New High Commissioner To India Asad Alam Siam

Asad Alam Siam, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, will soon take up what is considered Bangladesh's most important diplomatic assignment and move to New Delhi as the new Bangladesh High Commissioner to India.In diplomatic procedure, an "agrement" is necessary for an incoming ambassador or high commissioner. Before a proposed ambassador is formally appointed, the sending state must usually request the "agrement", or prior consent, of the receiving state according to the terms of Article 4 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.A copy of the "agrement" in the case of Asad Alam Siam (an official approval by the host country) has already been handed over to Bangladesh, NDTV has learnt.The term of the current Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, ends next month and Bangladesh has chosen its top-most foreign ministry official to take up the post of High Commissioner to India.