List of international prime ministerial trips made by Khaleda Zia

The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Khaleda Zia during her second term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006, as well as visits made during her first term between 1991 and 1996.

1992

Country	Areas Visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
United States	Washington DC	18-19 March	Private Visit	Zia met with President George H. W. Bush and asked for aid in the aftermath of 1991 Bangladesh cyclone.[1][2]
India	New Delhi	26-28 May	State Visit	Zia visited India for the eighth South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit.[3]
Pakistan	Islamabad	9-11 August	Official Visit	Zia visited Pakistan.[4]

Khaleda Zia and US President Bill Clinton

1995

Country	Areas Visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Pakistan	Islamabad	2 March	State Visit	Zia visited Pakistan while serving as the chair of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.[5]
Denmark	Copenhagen	11 March	State Visit	Zia attended the World Summit for social development.[6]

2002

Country	Areas Visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
China	Beijing	24 December	State Visit	Zia met Premier Zhu Rongji and expressed support for One China Policy.[7]

2004

Country	Areas Visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Pakistan	Islamabad	3-6 January	State Visit	Zia visited Pakistan for the 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit.[4]
Indonesia	Jakarta	23-24 January	State Visit	Zia made a state visit with a large entourage of businessmen, including Abdul Awal Mintoo and Latifur Rahman.[8]
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	25-26 January	State Visit	Zia made a state visit with a large entourage of businessmen.[8]

2005

Country	Areas Visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Singapore	Singapore	20-22 March	State Visit	Zia made a state visit to Singapore after being invited by Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.[9]
Japan	Tokyo	12-15 July	State Visit	Zia visited Japan and held talks with Junichiro Koizumi.[10][11]
China	Beijing	18 August	State Visit	Zia held talks at the Great Hall of the People with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.[12]
Saudi Arabia	Mecca	24 October-24 November	Umrah	Zia went to Mecca and Medina for Umrah, a Muslim pilgrimage.[13][14]

2006

Country	Areas Visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Pakistan	Islamabad	12-14 February	State Visit	Zia visited Islamabad for the second time in her third term.[4][15] She signed agreements on tourism, trade, and agriculture.[16] She visited survivors of earthquakes in Pakistan.[17][18]
India	New Delhi	20-22 March	State Visit	Zia made a state visit to India. She met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and helped resolve some differences while differences regarding terrorism and trade remained.[3][19][20] The opposition Awami League and professor Dilara Chowdhury described the trip as not particularly gainful.[21]
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	14-21 October	State Visit	Zia visited Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Kingdom and met King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud.[22]

References

1. "Bangladesh - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
2. Crossette, Barbara (19 March 1992). "BANGLADESH CHIEF VISITS WASHINGTON". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
3. "Visits by Bangladesh Heads of state". The Daily Star. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
4. "High Level Visits". Bangladesh High Commission, Islamabad. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
5. "Bangladesh's leader to visit Pakistan". UPI. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
6. "Copenhagen/Denmark./11 March 1995/.Ms.Khaleda Zia Prime minister of Bangadesh participate inWorld Summit for social development 1995 in Bella Center in danish capital Copenhagen Denmark. (Photo..Francis Joseph Dean/Dean Pictures Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
7. "Premier Zhu Rongji Held Talks with Visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia". fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
8. "High profile business team in Khaleda's entourage". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
9. "MFA Press Statement Official Visit of Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh 2022 March 2005". mfa.gov.sg. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
10. "MOFA: Visit to Japan of Her Excellency Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". www.mofa.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
11. "Khaleda to hold talks with Koizumi during her July 12–15 visit to Japan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
12. "Wen Jiabao Holds Talks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister". fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
13. "Khaleda Arrives Today to Perform Umrah". Arab News. 2005-10-24. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
14. "Khaleda returns". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
15. "Khaleda's Pakistan visit Shifts Focus to Economic Synergy | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". idsa.in. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
16. "Khaleda Zia on three-day official visit to Pakistan". Zee News. 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
17. "Pakistan: Bangladesh PM visits H-11 relief camp - Pakistan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
18. "Khaleda arrives; 4 accords likely to be signed". Dawn. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
19. "Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia visit to India helps mend fences; terrorism continues to nag". India Today. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
20. "PM's visit to India, Pakistan confirmed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
21. Singh, Rishi (2006-03-30). "Khaleda's Delhi trip: 'Gains and losses'". The Himalayan Times (Opinion). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
22. "Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia to visit Saudi Arabia". One India. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2022.