Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrives here on 2 March, confirmed the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday.

MEA Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the Foreign Secretary will, in accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directives, be undertaking the first phase of the Saarc 'Yatra' from 1 March.

Jaishankar will visit Bhutan on March 1, Bangladesh on 2 March, Pakistan on 3 March and Afghanistan on 4 March.

The schedule for the other destinations is being worked out through diplomatic channels and will be indicated separately, said the Spokesperson.

Diplomatic sources said the Foreign Secretary will have meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque on 2 March and iscuss a wide range of bilateral issues between Bangladesh and India.

This will be Jaishankar's first visit to Bangladesh since he took over the charge of the Indian Foreign Secretary on 29 January.

Jaishankar will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali.

The Indian Foreign Secretary may convey to Bangladesh leadership that New Delhi was committed to resolving the two long-pending contentious issue of ratifying the land boundary agreement in the budget session of Parliament.

Earlier on 13 February, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would soon be sending his new Foreign Secretary Foreign Secretary Jaishankar to Saarc countries to strengthen ties with the member countries.

‘Would be sending our new Foreign Secretary on a Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Yatra soon to further strengthen our ties,’ Modi tweeted.

Assuming the charge, the Foreign Secretary earlier said his priorities are the government's priorities.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during her recent Dhaka visit, assured the Bangladesh leadership of resolving the issues.

Dhaka has long been demanding the passage of the LBA bill as well as signing the Teesta water sharing deal.