Avoid rhetoric that strains ties, PM Modi tells Bangladesh's Yunus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to avoid rhetoric that could strain bilateral ties between New Delhi and Dhaka, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Modi met Yunus on Friday during his visit to Thailand. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok, was the first between the two leaders since Yunus took office in August.

BIMSTEC is a regional multilateral organisation established in 1997 comprising India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

At a press conference after the meeting between the two leaders, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that the prime minister reiterated India’s support for a democratic, stable, peaceful, progressive and inclusive Bangladesh to Yunus.

“He [Modi] underlined that India believed in a people-centric approach to the relationship and highlighted the cooperation between the two countries over a long period of time that has delivered tangible benefits to the people in both countries,” Misri said.

“He also underlined to Yunus India’s desire to forge a positive and constructive relationship with Bangladesh based on a spirit of pragmatism,” the foreign secretary added. “The prime minister also urged in this regard that any rhetoric that vitiates bilateral environment is best...

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