Bangladesh has nothing to worry about NRC, Modi tells Hasina

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured Bangladesh that there was nothing to be worried about National Register of Citizens of India as he held a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

‘There is nothing to be worried about such an issue as India and Bangladesh maintain very good relations,’ foreign minister AK Abdul Momen quoted Modi as saying while briefing reporters after the meeting.

The meeting between the two leaders was held at the Bilateral Meeting Room of the Lotte New York Palace Hotel.

The foreign minister said that the two leaders also discussed the issue of water sharing of common rivers, including Teesta.

Momen said that the talks between the two premiers were held in a very cordial and friendly environment and the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including the issues of the NRC and the water sharing of the common rivers, came up for discussion.

He said that Hasina raised the issue of NRC mentioning that it became a matter of great concern for Bangladesh.

In reply, the Indian prime minister said, ‘We can take care of the issues like the NRC and the water sharing very easily as the relations between Bangladesh and India are very excellent.’

In this regard, Modi assured Hasina that officials concerned in India would work to fix the issues and said Bangladesh needed not to be worried about these issues.

The foreign minister said detailed discussions on any issue were not held in the meeting as the two leaders were going to have a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on October 5.

Momen said that both sides would work for the welfare of the two peoples as both the leaders had very good relations like a brother and a sister.

State minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam, parliamentary standing committee on the foreign ministry chairman Muhammad Faruk Khan, and foreign secretary Md Shahidul Haque and Prime Minister’s Office secretary Sajjadul Hassan were present at the meeting.

The two prime ministers are now in New York to join the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.

News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net