Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud congratulated NDA, INDIA and the people of India for exercising their democratic rights in the just-held election in India.
"We congratulate NDA, and the people of India for continuing the democratic trend. Its an inspiration and example of democracy," he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs while responding to a question.
Hasan said a new government will soon be formed in India and hoped that the relations between Bangladesh and India will reach to a new height with deeper cooperation and expansion of people-to-people ties.
However, he also said that the Indian new government is unlikely to change its policy on the issue.
Regarding the Teesta agreement in the post-election context of India, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said, "Indias previous government is going to be reformed anew, so there is very little chance of a policy change on the Teesta issue. However, both countries remain quite sincere about the Teesta agreement and the fair share of water."
Responding to a question on the water-sharing issue, Hasan said the government of Bangladesh deals with the central government of India and they will continue discussion on fair share of water of common rivers.
"We have excellent relations with India. This special relationship cannot be compared to anyone else," Hasan said.
