Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India, Teesta water sharing issue will be discussed with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

He was talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, adding that the Ganges water treaty is another issue which will expire soon.

The foreign secretary said: "We have the issue of Teesta water sharing that will be raised by the prime minister. We have other issues including 54 common rivers." 

PM’s participation at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10 will add yet another feather to the 'Golden Chapter' in Dhaka-Delhi ties, he added.

Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources Nazmul Ahsan was also present in the press briefing.

BDST: 1955 HRS, SEP 03, 2023
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