India is “willing to work with the interim government (in Bangladesh) and maintain friendly relations,” the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma told reporters after his meeting with acting foreign secretary M Riaz Hamidullah in Dhaka.
Verma, who was summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Bangladesh on Tuesday following the security breach at the Assistant High Commission (AHC) of Bangladesh in Tripura’s capital Agartala, said India-Bangladesh have a “wide-ranging and multi-faceted relationship” and that it could not be “reduced to just one issue”.
The summon was issued to the Indian High Commissioner hours after Bangladesh suspended consular and visa activities at its mission in Agartala “until further notice”, citing a “security situation.”
The Indian High Commission (IHC) in Bangladesh termed it as a “regular exchange”, while Dhaka said Verma was summoned to express Bangladesh’s concerns about the breach of security at its mission in Agartala.
India willing to work with Yunus govt
After his meeting with Bangladesh’s acting foreign secretary, Verma said that India is interested in working with the Bangladesh government to fulfill the shared aspirations for peace, security and development.
“There is no reason for Bangladesh-India relations to be stuck on one issue. Our relationship is multi-dimensional.”
‘India wants positive constructive relations with Bangladesh’
Verma further said that India is “willing to work” with Bangladesh’s interim government-led by Muhammad Yunus and “maintain friendly relations.”
“India wants to build positive constructive relations with Bangladesh,” Verma further said.
Content retrieved from: https://www.firstpost.com/world/india-bangladesh-relationship-multifaceted-cant-be-reduced-to-just-one-issue-says-indian-envoy-summoned-by-dhaka-13841352.html.
