B'desh Interim Govt Says It Intends To Maintain 'Smooth and Positive' Relations With All, Including India And China
News 18Bangladesh’s newly-installed interim government on Sunday said it would maintain a “balanced” foreign policy, asserting that Dhaka intends to maintain “smooth and positive” relations with all, including India and China. “Our policy is to maintain good relations with all countries while protecting our national interests,” interim government’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said during his first press briefing at the foreign ministry. “We intend to maintain smooth and positive relations with all … including India and China,” said Hossain, who previously served as a deputy high commissioner to India. He said the interim government “would like to see India cooperate with us in this regard” and underscored the need for “addressing public expectations by delivering tangible outcomes from the bilateral ties with India”.