Water sharing, management of trans-boundary rivers to dominate Indo-B desh summit
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Dhaka, Dec 17 : Water sharing and management of trans-boundary rivers will dominate the Indo-Bangladesh Summit on Thursday led by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said here.
Speaking to IANS, Momen said the two countries during the summit are scheduled to sign at least five MoUs Trans-boundary Elephant Conservation to Preserve Biodiversity; Framework Agreement on High Impact Community Development Projects; Barishal Sewerage Treatment Plant; Framework Understanding on Cooperation in Hydrocarbon Sector, and Joint Study on Technology Transfer.
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): India and Kazakhstan on Tuesday held the seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) via digital video-conference and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation within the framework of their Strategic Partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said.
The Indian side was led by Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West) and the Kazakh side was led by Shakhrat Nuryshev, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, MEA said in a statement. During the consultations, the two sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation within the framework of their Strategic Partnership. The consultations covered political, economic and commercial, energy, defence, space, consular and cultural matters. They also shared views and experiences on combating the COVID-19 pandemic, MEA said.
Water sharing and management of trans-boundary rivers will dominate today s Bangladesh-India summit to be led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, said officials.
Quick implementation of the projects under Indian Line of Credit (LoC), Covid-19 vaccine cooperation, regional connectivity and border security will be among other important agendas from the Bangladesh side, they said.
On Sunday, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said, We will raise all the big issues, including water and border security, at the virtual summit.
Meanwhile, a diplomatic source in Delhi said Dhaka would push for the signing of Teesta Water Sharing Agreement that has been pending for long, and seek Indian support for Rohingya repatriation as failure in this regard could create regional instability.
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