Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday in Tehran of signing the Teesta water-sharing deal and settling other thorny issues as soon as possible.
The heads of the two governments met at the Grand Azadi Hotel before the 16th NAM summit starting on Thursday, Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes told bdnews24.com.
The Foreign Secretary termed the meeting positive and said, "The meeting went very well. The Indian Prime Minister assured Sheikh Hasina of signing the deal to share the waters of common river Teesta.
"The Indian Prime Minister told our Prime Minister that he will fulfil the commitments he made in the past few years."
"Manmohan Singh emphasised signing the deal with everyone's participation," he added.
Quoting the Indian Prime Minister, Secretary Quayes also said, "India wants to be a good development partner of Bangladesh."
He told Hasina that Bangladesh will not be subjected to any harm by the proposed Tipaimukh dam, Quayes said and added Hasina emphasised joint survey on the dam.
They also discussed import of power from India.
Hasina thanked the Indian government for reducing the interest of the $1 billion line of credit and turning $200 million of the loan into grant. She thanked India for granting the duty-free access of Bangladeshi products into its market.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Ambassador-at-Large M Ziauddin and Bangladesh's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr A K Abdul Momen, among others, were present.
The heads of the two governments met at the Grand Azadi Hotel before the 16th NAM summit starting on Thursday, Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes told bdnews24.com.
The Foreign Secretary termed the meeting positive and said, "The meeting went very well. The Indian Prime Minister assured Sheikh Hasina of signing the deal to share the waters of common river Teesta.
"The Indian Prime Minister told our Prime Minister that he will fulfil the commitments he made in the past few years."
"Manmohan Singh emphasised signing the deal with everyone's participation," he added.
Quoting the Indian Prime Minister, Secretary Quayes also said, "India wants to be a good development partner of Bangladesh."
He told Hasina that Bangladesh will not be subjected to any harm by the proposed Tipaimukh dam, Quayes said and added Hasina emphasised joint survey on the dam.
They also discussed import of power from India.
Hasina thanked the Indian government for reducing the interest of the $1 billion line of credit and turning $200 million of the loan into grant. She thanked India for granting the duty-free access of Bangladeshi products into its market.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Ambassador-at-Large M Ziauddin and Bangladesh's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr A K Abdul Momen, among others, were present.
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