The crucial land boundary issue involves exchange of land

involving 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India. The issue has been hanging fire for several years as additional protocols for the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement had to be formalised. The protocols were signed during the 2011 visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Dhaka. "We will convey to them the steps we have taken to implement the Land Boundry Agreement. This will be a great benefit to both sides," Khurshid said He said the constitutional amendment bill will be placed (in Parliament) in this coming session. "Hopefully, we will get it passed." Khurshid said, "lots of steps have been taken to develop bilateral cooperation. We will be handing over buses... There are lots of work on trans-border rail links." This is Khurshid's maiden visit to Bangladesh after taking charge of the External Affairs Ministry last year. His last visit to Bangladesh was in May last year as the Minister for Law and Justice and Minority Affairs. "We would also discuss other areas of economic and strategic cooperation... The issues also include transit, common border management," Khurshid said, adding that we have just signed a landmark extradition treaty with Bangladesh. Khurshid, the officials said, would handover Moni a solar lamp as a symbol of Indian assistance for the victims of deadly cyclone Sidr which hit Bangladesh coastline five years ago. The two ministers are also expected to review the groundwork for the proposed visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Dhaka next month.