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Border killings and sharing of Teesta waters additionally determine in assembly.
India and Bangladesh on Tuesday resolved to collectively rejoice the fiftieth anniversary of the 1971 Liberation War. The resolution was half of the dialogue in the course of the sixth Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) assembly held on Tuesday. The assembly was led by External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and his Bangladesh counterpart A.. Abdul Momen and the 2 sides mentioned a quantity of points together with border killings and the sharing of the Teesta waters.
“Both countries decided to jointly celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Liberation War and the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in India, Bangladesh and in select third countries through their respective Missions,” a Joint Statement mentioned.
The two nations are observing the centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of the nation of Bangladesh, in 2020 which has been declared because the “Mujib year” or “Mujib borsho”. Renovation of the historic Mujibnagar-Kolkata highway and institution of a everlasting immigration verify put up at Mujibnagar are anticipated to be half of the celebrations. It was at Mujibnagar {that a} authorities in exile of Bangladesh was arrange on April 10, 1971. The two sides additionally deliberate for holding ceremonial navy parades on December 16 to honour the victims of the conflict of 1971.
The Joint Statement acknowledged Dhaka’s concern on the continued killing of nationals by the Border Security Force, Foreign Minister A.{K}. Abdul Momen mentioned in the course of the sixth Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) assembly on Tuesday. Bangladesh raised a quantity of irritants in bilateral ties in the course of the trade with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and each side agreed to carry the long-delayed assembly of the Joint Rivers Commission.
“The Bangladesh side highlighted that the entire nation is deeply concerned at the rise in killings of Bangladeshi nationals by Indian border forces. The Indian side agreed that the loss of civilian lives is a matter of concern. Both sides urged the concerned border forces to enhance coordinated measures to bring them down to zero,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh mentioned.
The assertion is necessary because it comes within the backdrop of a number of protest rallies over the previous few months in Bangladesh which have mobilised mass opinion in opposition to the incidents. Though a Joint Statement was issued a bit later in Delhi, Dhaka issued a separate assertion enumerating the contentious factors.
The Joint Statement acknowledged Dhaka’s concern and steered measures to carry down the border incidents to zero. The Indian aspect requested for Single Row Fencing in susceptible patches “along the border within 150 yards that will help contain crimes”. According to human rights physique Odhikar, not less than 25 Bangladesh nationals have been killed and dozens injured between January and June this 12 months in firing from the BSF.
In a social media message, Mr. Jaishankar described Tuesday’s dialogue as “comprehensive” and introduced {that a} digital summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina will likely be held in December 2020. The fifth Joint Consultative Commission assembly was held right here in February 2019. This was Dhaka’s flip to host the JCC however as a result of pandemic the assembly was held in digital format.
Tuesday’s assembly was the primary completely Foreign Ministers-led interplay masking the whole gamut of relationship held after the pandemic season started in March. The assembly was introduced in the course of the August 18-19 go to to Dhaka by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. Some of the problems raised by Bangladesh on Tuesday have been mentioned in the course of the assembly of Mr. Shringla together with his counterpart Masud Bin Momen in Dhaka.
Bangladesh burdened on a long-lasting answer to the Rohingya refugee disaster and urged India — a newly elected non-permanent member — to take up the issue on the UN Security Council to assist in the “early repatriation” of the neighborhood to Myanmar in a secure and sustainable method. The Joint Statement nevertheless hinted at Myanmar’s sensitivity because it prevented the time period “Rohingya” and as an alternative referred to the “displaced persons from the Rakhine State of Myanmar”. It expressed India’s willingness to work on defending “rights of migrants”.
Dr. Momen raised the issue brought on by India declaring a ban on export of onions and urged Mr. Jaishankar to look into the export of important commodities as such bans, influence “the domestic market of Bangladesh”.
Bangladesh “underscored the necessity of early resolution of the Teesta water sharing and early resolution of agreements on sharing of all common rivers”. The two groups agreed to carry the lengthy delayed Joint Rivers Commission assembly on the ministerial degree. Mr .Momen additionally urged India for reciprocal easing of visa and land border restrictions for nationals of Bangladesh, particularly for the medical sufferers and college students enrolled in Indian instructional establishments.
Dhaka said that “various non-tariff barriers and lack of adequate trade facilitation is impeding flow of Bangladeshi products into India, particularly the northeast”. Mr. Momen requested his counterpart to open up India to exports from Bangladesh. The suggestion is important as China has supplied to waive 97% tariff on 5,161 objects from Bangladesh. The Indian aspect in response, “assured expeditious facilitation of such proposals”. Mr. Jaishankar in his opening remarks mentioned Bangladesh is working in the direction of institution of Indian Economic Zones in Mongla and Mirsarai ports.
Both sides additionally mentioned a joint technique to battle the pandemic and discover “collaboration in the health sector especially in terms of supply, delivery, distribution and co-production of COVID-19 vaccine”. Mr. Momen appreciated India’s promise of offering the vaccine on a precedence foundation to Dhaka.
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