Bangladesh Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali said Thursday that he would use the platform of the third Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting to be held in New Delhi from Saturday to seek a reassurance from India that its territory will not be used against Bangladesh.
"Surely, India will also have to give us this assurance. We'll surely seek it. Let me go there and discuss. I'll tell you more once I get back home," the Daily Star quoted Ali, as telling media here before leaving for New Delhi this morning.
Bangladesh also expects that India would not allow their soil against Bangladesh as the country cleared its position regarding the matter, the minister said.
The Bangladesh delegation will be visiting in New Delhi till September 21.
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who invited Ali to attend the meeting, will lead the Indian side.
This will be Ali's maiden visit to India since becoming the foreign minister and he will also pay courtesy calls on the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and meet other Indian dignitaries during the visit.
