2024-06-23 15:44:46
The Prime Ministers of each the international locations have expressed their willpower to take the relations between Bangladesh and India to new heights. This assurance was expressed within the assembly between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the capital of India, New Delhi.
International Minister and Bangladesh Awami League Joint Normal Secretary Dr. Hasan Mahmud.
On this briefing earlier than Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s assembly with the President and Vice President of India on Saturday night, the International Minister stated that after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s go to to India on June 21-22 was very profitable.
He stated, ‘The Prime Ministers of the 2 international locations held a non-public assembly after group discussions with cupboard members and officers. Within the assembly, all bilateral points have been mentioned in a really honest environment. After this, the Prime Minister of India invited the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for lunch.
10 Memorandum of Understanding:
Within the signing ceremony after the assembly, Bangladesh-India Digital Partnership, Bangladesh-India Inexperienced Partnership, Maritime Cooperation and Sunil Economic system, India’s In-House and Bangladesh Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication MoU, Bangladesh and Indian Ministry of Railways MoU, Bangladesh Oceanographic Analysis Institute and Signing of recent MoU between Nationwide Oceanographic Institute of India, Protection Providers Employees Faculty, Wellington-India and Protection Providers Command and Employees Faculty, Mirpur on analysis cooperation, army training cooperation in strategic and operational sectors and renewal of MoU on well being and drugs, Nationwide Catastrophe Administration and Mitigation of India Dr. described the signing of a complete of 10 MoUs, together with the renewal of the present MoU between the Administration Authority and Bangladesh Reduction and Catastrophe Ministry and the renewal of the present MoU for the event of fisheries assets. Hasan Mahmud.
Particular significance in cooperation in connectivity, border crossing, river administration, energy sector:
Referring to the detailed dialogue on connectivity between the 2 international locations, the international minister stated, there was an in depth dialogue about their curiosity and our progress in utilizing Chittagong and Mongla ports for the North-East of India, particularly the jap area.
There isn’t a lack of political consensus between the 2 international locations to scale back border killings to zero, stated Hasan Mahmud, including that discussions have been held to scale back the incidents which are nonetheless taking place.
There are 54 frequent rivers between Bangladesh and India. The Minister of International Affairs additionally talked about the significance of discussions on general administration together with safety of their navigability, Teesta river administration, local weather change affect, flood management and environmental safety.
He stated, within the bilateral assembly, the Prime Minister of India mentioned with them the enlargement of cooperation within the energy sector, help in importing hydropower from Nepal and Bhutan via India and the way help might be obtained from the brand new transmission line of three,000 megawatts of electrical energy that India is constructing. We’ve got additionally mentioned about maintaining particular quota for Bangladesh in import of day by day requirements together with onion, oil, wheat, sugar and never stopping the import.
Assist in multilateral boards:
International Minister Hasan Mahmood stated that we’ve sought India’s help for any submit of BRICS member or companion they usually have responded positively. Moreover, discussions on strengthening the place in multilateral boards together with BIMSTEC, Indian Ocean Rim Affiliation, growing financial cooperation have been additionally constructive.
He stated that China’s position within the dialogue on the repatriation of about 1.3 million Rohingya sheltered in Bangladesh to Myanmar has additionally come. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stated she would talk about it throughout her go to to China.
Hashan Mahmud stated in response to journalists’ questions on visas that India offers about two million visas to Bangladeshis yearly. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued new directives to their missions to expedite medical visas and stop undue delays in different visas.
Bangladesh Excessive Commissioner to India Mustafizur Rahman and Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Naemul Islam Khan have been with the International Minister throughout the briefing.