External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh, on said that the unresolved issues between the two countries would be resolved "honestly".
"There are some issues still left unresolved between us, we assure both are attempting to resolve them with honesty," she said in Dhaka today.
The EAM on Monday also inaugurated new chancery of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. Several Bangladeshi Ministers were also present on the occasion.
Swaraj inaugurating new chancery
Swaraj and her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Sunday co-chaired the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee meeting and 'reviewed' various aspects of 'bilateral relations'.
Swaraj meeting Shahidul Islam, the new Secretary General of BIMSTEC
"Our discussions today in the course of the 4th Joint Consultative Commission have been extremely useful. Even more important is the atmosphere of trust and understanding in which we carried out our discussions. We discussed the common challenges that we are faced with today. One such challenge is that of terrorism, extremism and radicalization and we will continue to fight this scourge together and along with other like-minded countries," Swaraj said in a press statement on Sunday.
Swaraj met Raushen Ershad
On Sunday, Sushma Swaraj metthe Leader of Opposition Raushen Ershad. Both leaders exchanged views on strengthening bilateral relations.
Swaraj meets Chairperson of BNP Begum Khaleda Zia
India has also been extending grant assistance for small socio-economic projects in Bangladesh. In the past three years alone, 24 such grant projects have been completed which include construction of students' hostels, tube-wells, cultural centres, and orphanages among others. Presently 58 projects, including city development projects in Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet, are under implementation, the EAM said.
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This is Swaraj's second visit to Bangladesh and comes after recent trip of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during which India operationalised a USD 4.5 billion line of credit to Bangladesh to enable implementation of development projects in key areas, including power, railways, roads and shipping. The announcement of the line of credit was made during the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in April. The development is also seen as India's attempt to counter increasing Chinese influence in Bangladesh, where Beijing is trying to make inroads in infrastructure ventures.
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