Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that India will start e-medical visa facility for Bangladeshis and a technical team will soon visit Bangladesh to discuss the conservation of the Teesta river.
The Indian PM made the announcements during his press statements, which followed a delegation-level meeting and after a tete-e-tete and bilateral meeting with Bangladesh PrimMinister Sheikh Hasina at Hyderabad House in Delhi on Saturday morning.
PM Narendra Modi said they have taken the initiative to open a new Assistant High Commission in Rangpur for the convenience of the people of the North West region of Bangladesh.
“I wish both the teams all the best for the Cricket World Cup match this evening...Bangladesh is India’s largest development partner and we give utmost priority to our relations with Bangladesh...,” he said.
The Indian Prime Minister has also said a technical team will soon visit Bangladesh to discuss the conservation of the Teesta river.
Modi said, “...Though in the last year, we have met ten times, today’s is a special meeting as PM Sheikh Hasina is our first State Guest in our third tenure.”
“Bangladesh is in the centre of our neighbourhood first policy and Indo-Pacific Vision. We have implemented multiple projects for the welfare of people in the past year,” he added. Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi on Saturday held delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House of the Indian capital city.
Earlier, they had a one-to-one meeting (tete-a-tete).
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in New Delhi on a two-day state visit to India, was accorded a warm ceremonial reception by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Technical team to visit Bangladesh soon to discuss Teesta conservation: Modi
Earlier today, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was greeted by Modi at the presidential residence in the national capital and was accorded a ceremonial welcome upon her arrival.
She and Modi met ministers and delegates from both countries at the venue, after which she left for Rajghat to pay respects to Mahatma Gandhi.
