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193581
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No scope for any misunderstanding with India: Bangladesh
Dhaka, Jul 7 (PTI) Putting a lid on the row triggered
by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's controversial remarks,
Bangladesh on Thursday said there is "no scope" for any
"misunderstanding" and resolved to jointly combat terrorism in
all its forms.
As Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna was
poised to wrap up a visit to Dhaka aimed at damage control
following the Prime Minister's utterances last week,
Bangladesh said since the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
has issued a clarification "there is no room for any kind of
misunderstanding".
After Krishna's hour-long delegation-level talks with
his Bangladesh counterpart Dipu Moni and a meeting with Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina, Moni told Indian media persons that
"such type of mistakes do happen. There is no scope for any
misunderstanding now. We are looking forward to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh's visit to Bangladesh".
Her comments came when she was asked about Singh's
controversial "off-the-record" remarks that 25 per cent people
of Bangladesh were anti-India. Singh's remarks, made during an
interaction with editors in Delhi last week, were put on the
official transcript but were later deleted.
Asked specifically if the matter relating to Singh's
comments, which threatened to cast a shadow on bilateral ties,
has been sorted out, Moni said, "already a clarification has
been issued by your External Affairs Ministry. Mistakes like
that also happen."
"We believe we have wonderful relationship with India
and I think there is no room for any kind of
misunderstanding".
Moni recalled how Bangladesh Foreign Ministry had also
committed a similar mistake by putting something on its
official website and edited it out after two-three days when
it was found that some of the paragraphs were not presented in
the manner they were discussed.
Singh's remarks had drawn sharp reactions from
political parties in Bangladesh.
India had then swung into a damage-control mode
announcing the date of Singh's September 6-7 visit to
Bangladesh. The Prime Minister also telephoned his Bangladeshi
counterpart Sheikh Hasina, telling her that India accorded the
highest importance to relations with this country.
While Moni said India-Bangladesh relations has been
passing "probably in their best phase" Krishna said the Indian
Prime Minister was looking forward to his visit to Bangladesh
in September as he "has affection and admiration for the
people of Bangladesh".
Security cooperation, particularly relating to
terrorism and insurgency, between India and Bangladesh figured
high on the agenda of talks between Krishna and Moni.
Addressing a media conference after the talks, Krishna
said the two countries recognised the importance of addressing
each other's security concerns.
"Both the countries expressed determination to jointly
combat the menace of terrorism and insurgency and agreed not
to allow their territories to be used by elements inimical to
each other", Krishna said.
Moni reciprocated by assuring India that Bangladesh
was "steadfast in the fight against terrorism in all its forms
and manifestations".
She said the two countries were "working very well on
the issue of terrorism and extremism and the cooperation
between the two sides has been very good".
Asked if Bangladesh would hand over ULFA leader Anoop
Chetia who has served out his sentence in this country,
Moni said, "I can't say anything about any individual case
because it is being handled by the Home Ministry. But if there
is any requirement about any particular person, I'm sure the
two governments can work out something".
She expressed satisfaction at the level of security
cooperation and coordination between India and Bangladesh and
said "on our part, we have reiterated to Krishna our
unequivocal stand against terrorism in all its forms and
manifestations".
Moni said the two countries have agreed to closely
coordinate their activities to prevent trafficking and
smuggling of arms, narcotics and fake currency notes in order
to control criminal activities along the border.
She said Bangladesh has agreed to India's proposal for
a joint border management which would be followed by the
Bangladesh border guard and BSF for identified 'sensitive'
patches along the border. Both sides are working to finalise
the plan at an early date, she added.
by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's controversial remarks,
Bangladesh on Thursday said there is "no scope" for any
"misunderstanding" and resolved to jointly combat terrorism in
all its forms.
As Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna was
poised to wrap up a visit to Dhaka aimed at damage control
following the Prime Minister's utterances last week,
Bangladesh said since the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
has issued a clarification "there is no room for any kind of
misunderstanding".
After Krishna's hour-long delegation-level talks with
his Bangladesh counterpart Dipu Moni and a meeting with Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina, Moni told Indian media persons that
"such type of mistakes do happen. There is no scope for any
misunderstanding now. We are looking forward to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh's visit to Bangladesh".
Her comments came when she was asked about Singh's
controversial "off-the-record" remarks that 25 per cent people
of Bangladesh were anti-India. Singh's remarks, made during an
interaction with editors in Delhi last week, were put on the
official transcript but were later deleted.
Asked specifically if the matter relating to Singh's
comments, which threatened to cast a shadow on bilateral ties,
has been sorted out, Moni said, "already a clarification has
been issued by your External Affairs Ministry. Mistakes like
that also happen."
"We believe we have wonderful relationship with India
and I think there is no room for any kind of
misunderstanding".
Moni recalled how Bangladesh Foreign Ministry had also
committed a similar mistake by putting something on its
official website and edited it out after two-three days when
it was found that some of the paragraphs were not presented in
the manner they were discussed.
Singh's remarks had drawn sharp reactions from
political parties in Bangladesh.
India had then swung into a damage-control mode
announcing the date of Singh's September 6-7 visit to
Bangladesh. The Prime Minister also telephoned his Bangladeshi
counterpart Sheikh Hasina, telling her that India accorded the
highest importance to relations with this country.
While Moni said India-Bangladesh relations has been
passing "probably in their best phase" Krishna said the Indian
Prime Minister was looking forward to his visit to Bangladesh
in September as he "has affection and admiration for the
people of Bangladesh".
Security cooperation, particularly relating to
terrorism and insurgency, between India and Bangladesh figured
high on the agenda of talks between Krishna and Moni.
Addressing a media conference after the talks, Krishna
said the two countries recognised the importance of addressing
each other's security concerns.
"Both the countries expressed determination to jointly
combat the menace of terrorism and insurgency and agreed not
to allow their territories to be used by elements inimical to
each other", Krishna said.
Moni reciprocated by assuring India that Bangladesh
was "steadfast in the fight against terrorism in all its forms
and manifestations".
She said the two countries were "working very well on
the issue of terrorism and extremism and the cooperation
between the two sides has been very good".
Asked if Bangladesh would hand over ULFA leader Anoop
Chetia who has served out his sentence in this country,
Moni said, "I can't say anything about any individual case
because it is being handled by the Home Ministry. But if there
is any requirement about any particular person, I'm sure the
two governments can work out something".
She expressed satisfaction at the level of security
cooperation and coordination between India and Bangladesh and
said "on our part, we have reiterated to Krishna our
unequivocal stand against terrorism in all its forms and
manifestations".
Moni said the two countries have agreed to closely
coordinate their activities to prevent trafficking and
smuggling of arms, narcotics and fake currency notes in order
to control criminal activities along the border.
She said Bangladesh has agreed to India's proposal for
a joint border management which would be followed by the
Bangladesh border guard and BSF for identified 'sensitive'
patches along the border. Both sides are working to finalise
the plan at an early date, she added.
