Tuesday, March 21 2006 10:30 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Arriving here on a three-day visit, Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday(Mar 20,2006) hoped her trip here would create conditions for 'perceptible improvement' in the content of bilateral ties and usher in a 'new phase' in friendship and cooperation.

The two countries are likely to sign three pacts, including Double Tax Avoidance Agreement and Investment Protection Agreement.

During the talks between Zia and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today(Mar 21,2006), India is likely to seek Dhaka's cooperation in ending terrorism emanating from Bangladesh and illegal immigration.

"During my visit, I look forward to very candid and constructive discussions with our friends in India," she said in a statement issued on her arrival here on her first visit as Prime Minister.

"I hope that as a result of our discussions it would be possible for us to create conditions for perceptible improvement in the content of our cooperative relations," said Zia who was warmly received by Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran at Palam Airport.

Accompanied by a high-level delegation including Foreign Minister Morshed Khan and Finance Minister Saifur Rahman, she said the potential for bilateral relations was immense and it would be her desire to discuss with Singh and other Indian leaders how to fully realise it.