Pakistan’s foreign secretary visits Bangladesh as the two countries restart bilateral talks after a 15-year pause.

Relations between Dhaka and Islamabad had hit rock bottom during the tenure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, especially after 2010 when Bangladesh began prosecuting key collaborators of Pakistani forces involved in the 1971 Liberation War.

Now, after years of strained ties, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary, Amna Baloch, arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday to participate in the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), scheduled for Thursday—marking the first such talks in 15 years.

According to a spokesperson from Bangladesh’s foreign ministry, Baloch was received at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka by Ishrat Jahan, Director General of the South Asia Wing.

On Thursday, Baloch is set to meet her Bangladeshi counterpart, M Jashim Uddin, at the state guest house ‘Padma’ for discussions.

Sources familiar with the matter noted that no fixed agenda had been set ahead of the meeting, as the talks are expected to broadly cover all areas of mutual concern.

“With so many years having passed, it’s hard to list priorities beforehand. The discussion will be wide-ranging,” said a spokesperson from the foreign office on Tuesday.

The last FOC between the two nations was held in 2010.

Following the official meeting, Baloch is also scheduled to pay courtesy visits to interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Foreign Affairs Adviser M Touhid Hossain.

The shift in diplomatic tone comes after relations started to improve under Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Yunus, which took power after Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a student-led uprising on August 5 of last year.

This foreign secretary-level dialogue is also seen as a lead-up to an upcoming visit by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, expected later this month. His trip will be the first official visit to Dhaka by a Pakistani foreign minister since 2012.