India to consider land boundary, Teesta deals, assures Modi

NEW DELHI, May 27: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to convey his warm greetings and best wishes to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS.

Modi said that he looked forward to receiving Bangladesh Prime Minister in India at an early date.

Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh said this at a press briefing here today.

The Indian Prime Minister said the strong relations between India and Bangladesh are rooted in shared struggle, history, culture and language.

Sujatha said the Indian premier had good and substantive meetings with all the eight leaders.

The visiting dignitaries expressed appreciation for the PM's gesture in inviting the leaders of SAARC and Mauritius to India for the oath-taking ceremony.

Narendra Modi assured Tuesday Bangladesh of looking into two long-pending issues -- Teesta water sharing deal and Land Boundary Agreement (LBA).

The assurance came when Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury met Modi at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi, said an official in Dhaka.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, the Speaker said her meeting with the Indian Prime Minister was fruitful and national issues, including Teesta and LBA, came up for discussions at the meeting.