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Bhutan sees 'no problem' in India transit
Thu, Jan 13th, 2011 7:53 pm
Dhaka, Jan 13 (bdnews24.com)Bhutan and Bangladesh both can do trade using Indian territories, its premier Jigme Y Thinley has said.
"As of now, we don't see any difficulty in transit through India," Thinley told reporters at Hotel Sonargaon on Thursday while briefing reporters on his meetings with the Sheikh Hasina and other Bangladesh officials.
His comments apparently intended to allay suspicion in diplomatic circles that India would not allow Bangladeshi trucks to reach Bhutan and vice versa through its territories.
He said his country would explore the possibility of involving Bangladesh in its future hydro electric projects "as soon as possible".
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina during her meeting with Thinley requested him to help Bangladesh overcome its power crisis.
Mountainous Bhutan have potentials to produce up to 45,000 mega watts of hydro electricity; of which the kingdom can now produce up to 15,000 megawatts with foreign funding, mainly from India.
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Bhutan sees 'no problem' in India transit
Thu, Jan 13th, 2011 7:53 pm
Dhaka, Jan 13 (bdnews24.com)Bhutan and Bangladesh both can do trade using Indian territories, its premier Jigme Y Thinley has said.
"As of now, we don't see any difficulty in transit through India," Thinley told reporters at Hotel Sonargaon on Thursday while briefing reporters on his meetings with the Sheikh Hasina and other Bangladesh officials.
His comments apparently intended to allay suspicion in diplomatic circles that India would not allow Bangladeshi trucks to reach Bhutan and vice versa through its territories.
He said his country would explore the possibility of involving Bangladesh in its future hydro electric projects "as soon as possible".
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina during her meeting with Thinley requested him to help Bangladesh overcome its power crisis.
Mountainous Bhutan have potentials to produce up to 45,000 mega watts of hydro electricity; of which the kingdom can now produce up to 15,000 megawatts with foreign funding, mainly from India.
bdnews24.com/krc/am/1920h