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Dhaka, Delhi agree to sign extradition treaty

Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi
Bangladesh and India have agreed to conclude an extradition treaty at the earliest and vowed not to allow domestic or foreign militants and insurgents in each other's territories.
A joint statement issued yesterday said Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and her Indian counterpart SM Krishna noted "the legal framework for bilateral security cooperation would be completed with the signing of the extradition treaty”.
Both sides agreed to expedite efforts to conclude the treaty at the earliest, said the statement, which followed the first meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission co-chaired by the two ministers in New Delhi. "They also reiterated their commitment that the territory of either side would not be allowed for activities inimical to the other and resolved not to allow their respective territory to be used for training, sanctuary and other operations by domestic or foreign terrorist/militant and insurgent organisations and their operatives."
The two countries also denounced extremism, violence and terrorism and agreed to cooperate proactively in combating the evils, according to the statement.
The neighbouring countries affirmed their commitment to an early finalisation of agreements for water share of Teesta and Feni rivers.
They welcomed the recent exchange of data on the flow of Teesta river at the technical level.
The Indian side reiterated its commitment that it would not take any unilateral decision on the Himalayan component of the proposed river interlinking project which may affect Bangladesh.
On Tipaimukh hydroelectric project in Manipur, both sides agreed to constitute a sub-group under the Joint River Commission that would go into all its aspects.
The two countries agreed to step up efforts for connectivity with early finalisation of the memorandum of understanding for construction of Akhaura-Agartala railway link, to be built with grant-in-aid assistance from India and directed that infrastructure development works and land acquisition activities be taken up urgently.
They also agreed that necessary formalities for the use of Chittagong and Mongla seaports for movement of goods to and from India through water, rail and road would be completed urgently, said the joint statement.
Both sides called for more vigorous efforts to upgrade border infrastructure, including land customs stations and integrated check posts, and removal of non-tariff barriers on both sides.
The two Foreign Ministers welcomed the inauguration of a second border haat on Bangladesh-Meghalaya border and the establishment of four border haats on the Bangladesh-Tfipura border.
They welcomed the agreement to commence a bus service on Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati sector and it was agreed to expeditiously conclude the Motor Vehicles Agreement for regulation of passenger and cargo traffic.