As regards Bangladesh, the President said government

proposes to introduce a Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament to give effect to provisions of the Land Boundary Agreement with the neighbouring country and its 2011 Protocol, which will strengthen border management and the country's security.
Noting that the Strategic Partnership with the US has deepened with progress across all areas of the relationship, he said, "We look forward to intensifying this engagement during the second term of President Obama".
He said India's multi-faceted relationship with Japan, which is also a major partner in the country's infrastructure development efforts, is making good progress.
The "privileged and strategic" partnership India has built with Russia received a further boost during the visit of President Vladimir Putin in December last year.

Mukherjee said India's traditionally strong relations with Europe will continue to develop. "The visit of President Francois Hollande to Delhi in Feb 2013, his first Asian destination as President, will further strengthen our friendship and broad-based strategic cooperation with France".
As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council during the last two years, India played an important role in the Council's efforts to promote international peace and security.
"We intensified efforts to generate momentum for early reform of the U N Security Council. We are also seeking concerted international action against piracy", he said, adding that a Piracy bill was introduced in Parliament last year for prosecution in India of persons committing piracy.

Noting that India also remained constructively engaged in global multilateral diplomacy, he said New Delhi hosted the fourth BRICS Summit in March last year and the ministerial meet of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation in October last year.