Dhaka, Sep.6 (ANI): India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed three agreements after over nearly two hours of bilateral talks here.
Both sides inked a protocol on a land boundary agreement.
Prime Ministers of the two countries-Dr. Manmohan Singh and Sheikh Hasina signed a framework agreement on cooperation and development.
A third agreement to enhance bilateral cooperation in the area of renewable energy was also signed between the two sides.
The two sides also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve and boost conservation of the environmetally-rich Sunderbans region.
Another MOU between the Bangladesh Institute of Fashion Technology and the National Institute of Fashion Technology was also signed.
Earlier, bilateral talks between India and Bangladesh began after formal introductions. It began after Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh called on his counterpart Sheikh Hasina and also met with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni this afternoon.
The Prime Minister's delegation include External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna; the chief ministers of Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya; National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon; Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and Water Resources Secretary Dhruv Vijai Singh and other senior officials.
The two sides had both restricted and delegation-level talks on wide range of issues, including cooperation in combatting terrorism, river waters sharing, border mangaement, enhancement of bilateral trade etc. By Navin Kapoor (ANI)
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