Misri tells Indian MPs that no bilateral agreement reviews were discussed during Bangladesh visit: Sources
According to the PTI report, Misri said Bangladesh had assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities in the country
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri today (11 December) told the country's parliamentary standing committee on external affairs that the issue of reviews of bilateral agreements with Bangladesh was not discussed during his meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, sources told PTI.
According to the PTI report, Misri said Bangladesh had assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities in the country.
"Foreign Secretary has returned yesterday from there [Bangladesh]. So fresh of the trip, he was able to give us a thorough briefing. All the important questions that you can imagine were asked by the MPs", the committee's chairperson of the committee and senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told reporters after the meeting where Misri briefed the panel on the subject "Future of India-Bangladesh Relationship".
"There was a good 21-22 MP turnout and a lot of questions were asked and the Foreign Secretary answered comprehensively," he said.
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Sources also told PTI that several MPs asked Misri about the status of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's stay in India.
However, Misri's reply to the queries was not immediately known.
Tharoor is said to have asked Misri about the possibility of MPs going to Bangladesh.
The possibility of the panel visiting Bhutan was also explored during the meeting.
This was the first foreign secretary-level meeting between New Delhi and Dhaka after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5 following massive protests against her government.
India also reiterated its desire to work closely with the interim government of Bangladesh following the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held between the two countries.
Speaking at a media briefing after the meeting on Monday, Misri said, "We continue to see in the future this relationship as people-centric and people-oriented; one that has the benefits of all people as its central motivational force."
