Momen Calls Jaishankar Over Teesta Deal

BangladeshForeign Minister A K Abdul Momen has asked to expedite resolution of the TeestaRiver water sharing issue to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar. Momen alsosought active support to resolve the Rohingya crisis during their maiden talksin Tajikistan.

In a statement issued by the foreign office in Dhaka, it said that Momen drew the Indian counterpart's attention towards the much expected pending Teesta water sharing treaty and the foreign minister sought India's active support and cooperation in resolving the Rohingya problem.

The statementfurther reads as, "Momen simultaneously urged the Indian counterpart to takeeffective steps to stop killings on the Bangladesh-India borders by the Indianborder guards." It has also been said that the Indian foreign minister assuredMomen about necessary Indian cooperation regarding the issues as the Modigovernment was very sensitive to developing friendly relations withneighbouring countries.

The Bangladeshforeign minister also sought Jaishankar's cooperation in attracting Indianinvestment at 100 special economic zones in Bangladesh.