Must face together forces that attack mutual trust, PM Modi says after talks with Sheikh Hasina
New Delhi, September 6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and Bangladesh should jointly face terrorist and fundamentalist forces that threaten to attack mutual trust between the two countries.
Modi made these remarks after bilateral talks with visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who made a strong pitch for early conclusion of the Teesta water-sharing agreement.
“Today, we also stressed on cooperation against terrorism and fundamentalism. To keep the spirit of 1971 alive, it is necessary that we face such forces together, who want to attack our mutual trust,” Modi said.
India and Bangladesh signed seven agreements after the talks between Modi and Hasina, including one on sharing of waters of Kushiyara river which is expected to benefit the regions of southern Assam and Bangladesh’s Sylhet region.
Modi noted that 54 rivers pass through the borders of India and Bangladesh and are linked to the livelihoods of the people of both the countries for centuries.
“I recall that the two countries have resolved many issues in the spirit of friendship and cooperation. We hope that all outstanding issues, including the Teesta water-sharing agreement, will be concluded at an early date,” Hasina said at a joint media interaction at the Hyderabad House here.
