Dhaka, June 3 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Tuesday urged the media not to give undue importance to reports regarding Prime Minister's foreign visits until an official announcement is made by the government.

"Invitations have come from many countries. It is the Prime Minister's decision as to how, when and to which country he will make a visit," she told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs amid media reports that claimed the Prime Minister will visit Malaysia on June 21-22 before he travels to China later this month.

The State Minister said news reports published by different media outlets regarding the Prime Minister's possible visits should not be treated as confirmed information in the absence of...