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Bangladesh has nothing to worry about NRC: Modi tells Sheikh Hasina
NEW YORK, Sept 27, 2019 (BSS) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured Bangladesh that there is nothing to be worried about National Register of Citizens (NRC) of India as he held a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here.
“There is nothing to be worried about such an issue as India and Bangladesh maintain very good relations,” Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen quoted the Indian premier as saying while briefing reporters after the meeting.
The meeting between the two leaders was held at the Bilateral Meeting Room of the Lotte New York Palace Hotel here today.
The foreign minister said the two leaders also discussed the issue of water sharing of common rivers, including Teesta.
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