India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has officially regretted the recent border killing and expressed willingness to address the border issues through joint efforts.
The BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will also work together to prevent any such incident in the future.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrin made the remarks over the death of BGB Sepoy Mohammad Raisuddin while replying to a question during the weekly briefing at the ministry in Dhaka on Thursday, reports UNB.
She said that Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud will visit India from February 7 to 9 as part of his first bilateral visit at the invitation of his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar.
Asked whether the Teesta water-sharing issue will be discussed in the meeting, Sabrin said they expect the issue would be discussed.
“In the upcoming visit, there will be a comprehensive discussion on various issues existing between Bangladesh and India. We are also expecting discussion on the Teesta water sharing agreement,” she said.
She, however, said it cannot be said at this moment whether the issue of China's proposed project on Teesta will be discussed.
“If India wants to know anything from us in this regard, then we will consider the matter,” she added.
Sabrin said issues of mutual interest including trade, connectivity and energy cooperation, people-to-people contacts, regional cooperation, connection will be discussed between the two sides to further strengthen Bangladesh-India relations.
Asked whether he will have a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the visit, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud recently said, “It is too early to say.”
Jaishankar, earlier, invited his Bangladesh counterpart Hasan Mahmud to visit New Delhi at a mutually convenient time.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma extended the invitation on behalf of the Indian External Affairs Minister.
The foreign minister embarked on a multilateral tour to Uganda last month to attend the NAM Summit.
He is now visiting Brussels, Belgium to attend the 3rd EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum.
