She said the relations between the neighbours are now outstanding, and that both countries are working to resolve these irritants in the spirit of “friendly relations and with right intention”. She did not specify the nature of the issues, but the water sharing of common rivers, particularly the Teesta, has long been pending between the neighbours. She said Bangladesh comes first among all of India's neighbours as part of the neighbourhood policy adopted by her government. Swaraj came to Dhaka to attend the fourth joint commission meeting with her Bangladeshi counterpart AH Mahmood Ali. Sushma left Dhaka around 1:30pm and was seen off by Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque.

Source: bd News24 October 23, 2017 08:15 UTC