India hinted that Bangladesh issues might come up for discussions during the meeting between US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in the context of regional situation.
鈥楾here will be discussions on the regional and international situation. I would imagine this might be one of the issues that will come up,鈥� said Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri while responding to a question during a media briefing in New Delhi on Friday.
Describing recent incidents in Bangladesh, including vandalism of historic Dhanmondi-32 residence, the journalist wanted to know whether prime minister Modi is likely to discuss Bangladesh when he meets President Trump.
In reply, the Indian foreign secretary said that as to whether the issue would come up in discussions in Washington DC, he couldn鈥檛 prejudge right then.
Modi would visit the United States at the invitation of Trump on February 12-13, said the Indian foreign secretary.
This will be the first visit of Modi to the US since the inauguration of the second presidential term of Donald Trump.
Vikram Misri referred to the statement that they had made recently with regard to the incidents relating to the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
鈥榃e would also like to point out that the safety of diplomatic premises is the responsibility of the host government and I have no doubt that the Bangladesh authorities are fully aware of their responsibilities in this regard,鈥� he said.
Bangladesh wants to establish a relationship with India that would ensure mutual benefits and secure both nations鈥� interest and efforts were underway to that end, said the interim government.
