High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doriaswami has expressed optimism that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit will take historical and strategic relations between two countries to new levels, reports UNB.
The High Commissioner outlined the context of the current state of the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India and the prospects, opportunities and the challenges for the future.
He stressed that the successful outcome of the recently held ministerial level meeting of the Joint River Commission (JRC) would provide added substance to the upcoming visit of Prime Ministe Hasina to India.
The High Commissioner also said that discussions on sharing the waters of some other important cross boundary rivers are going on between the two governments at the technical levels.
Doriaswami exchanged views with the members of Association of Former Association (AOFA) at an interactive session on Thursday, said a media release.
The event was held at the Foreign Service Academy.
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