Shirin meets Modi

Bangladesh parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has met India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi for discussions for nearly half an hour.
The meeting was described as 'courtesy call' but bilateral issues were discussed. The speaker is representing Bangladesh as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is away in Tokyo on a pre-scheduled visit. Other heads of governments of SAARC countries and Mauritius, who had come to Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Indian cabinet, also met Modi for bilateral discussions. That included one with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who said he had an "excellent" meeting with Narendra Modi. "I had an excellent meeting" with Modi, Sharif told CNN-IBN television. "We are positive. (I look) forward to a positive outcome." Sharif also wished the Modi government "all the best". Shirin Sharmin was the last on the list of Modi's bilaterals -- perhaps because she was the only one who was not head of government and was only representing her PM. "We discussed the whole range of bilateral issues," Shirin Sharmin said after the meeting."He appeared positive", according to bdnews24.com.