Shinde Meets Dipu Moni
India reaffirms to bring border killing to zero
Indian Home Minister Shushilkumar Shinde yesterday reiterated that the Indian side was committed to bring the number of border killings to zero.
He was talking to Foreign Minister Dipu Moni when he called on her at her office yesterday. Shinde also assured that the Indian government would continue their efforts in this regard.
During the meeting, the foreign minister raised the issue of border management particularly the issue of killing of Bangladesh nationals along the border by the BSF, said a press release.
She noted that though there was commitment at the highest level on bringing the number of killings to zero, recurrence of incidents of violence at the border continued to be a matter of concern for the people.
Dipu Moni also mentioned the pending issue of ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement 1974 and its protocol signed in 2011 and hoped that the Indian side would take necessary measures so that the two instruments could be implemented in full and the long pending issue could be laid to rest.
She also expressed hope that other pending issues, including the signing of the agreement on sharing of the waters of Teesta would be resolved quickly.
The ministers recalled the existing excellent relations between the two countries and expressed satisfaction that the various mechanisms set up to coordinate and follow up on various issues were working smoothly to resolve issues of mutual interest.
Shinde left Dhaka yesterday ending his two-day visit.
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