EAM conveyed to Bangladesh not to normalise terrorism: MEA on Jaishankar-Hossain meet

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has conveyed to Bangladesh that it “should not normalise terrorism” during his recent meeting with Touhid Hossain, the foreign affairs advisor to Bangladesh’s interim government, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Friday. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Muscat last week.

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Responding to a media query at a weekly briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that the issue of the South Asian Association for Regional

Cooperation (SAARC) was raised during the discussions.

“Yes, the matter was brought up by the Bangladesh side when our EAM met their foreign advisor in Muscat. Everyone in South Asia is aware of which country and what activities are responsible for stymieing SAARC. The EAM conveyed that Bangladesh should not normalise terrorism,” Jaiswal stated.