Teesta River

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, during the joint press statement at Hyderabad House, expressed hope that the issue of Teesta water sharing with India will be resolved soon.She highlighted the ties between both the countries and called India the most important and closest neighbour of Bangladesh."The two countries have resolved many outstanding issues and we hope that all outstanding issues, including Teesta water-sharing treaty, would be concluded at an early date," she said in a joint statement with PM Narendra Modi.The Teesta river dispute is an important point of bilateral talks between India and Bangladesh. Both countries signed an agreement in 2011 to share surface waters at the Farakka Barrage near their mutual border.Sheikh Hasina appreciated PM Modi's leadership that continues to provide momentum to bilateral relations."I appreciate Modi ji's visionary leadership that continues to provide added momentum to our bilateral relations. India is the most important & .

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