Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- India has said their National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's recent visit to Bangladesh was part of a high-level exchange of visits between the two neighbouring countries.

"Bangladesh is a very close neighbour for us. It underwent general elections recently. It is a routine matter for countries to have exchange high-level visits, especially with a close neighbour. The visit of National Security Advisor was in that context," said Spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal at a weekly briefing on Thursday.

Doval met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to her.

On February 7, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud had a conversation with External Affairs ...