Grameen Bank is an internal affair: Finley's

Dhaka, Oct 15 (bdnews24.com) ?The Foreign Minister has categorically said Grameen Bank's Bangladesh internal matter, two days after the U.S. expressed concern about the recent events in connection with the micro-credit lenders.

He was responding to a question on the recent meeting between Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Secretary Clinton her concerns about Grameen Bank problem expressed.

Mohamed Mijarul Finley's spoke with a touch of sarcasm on Saturday "I know all their journalists love me and are concerned about my weight." But what I will do with my weight all my concern. "

At the meeting in Washington on Wednesday Clinton had concerned directly U.S. that bank Dipu Moni about Grameen.

In their official comment, she said, "we expressed our concerns directly to the Government (Bangladesh) expressed."

However, Clinton, hopes that the Grameen can continue to productively work Bank for the Bangladeshi people.

A personal friend of Clinton family forced to resign Nobel Nobel Prize winner of Mohammad Yunus as the Bank Manager, apparently under pressure from the Government, after his release by the Central Bank.

Assistant Secretary of State Robert O Blake said at a briefing this year, the Bangladesh-US relations would be more difficult if the Grameen Bank line was resolved amicably.

TEESTA DEAL

The agreement on the equitable sharing of the waters of the River Teesta is 'soon' signed but the Foreign Minister said, but added that no time frame has been set.

"We hope soon, the agreement to sign", said Finley's Saturday a news conference at the Ministry.

At a press conference on the visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 8.9., he said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who signed the agreement, to cite that within three months.

"Negotiations and principles of the Teesta River agreement have reached a certain stage, and now we have to operationalize it," he said on Saturday.

On the question of why data and Statistics asked the Indian side, he said it would a provisional ? two agreements and other long-term.

"It happened at the same time."

MYNAMAR NATIONALS

The Secretary said that Myanmar has expressed an interest life in Bangladesh as refugees and undocumented migrants expressed to take back of its nationals.

"We had a consultation with a Foreign Secretary-level meeting and agreed that Myanmar be attributed nationals."

"The Government has taken soft attitude such as Bangladesh repatriation of foreigners, but not by force will", explains Qauyes.

There are 28,000 Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh camps and approximately 200,000 to 500,000 people without nationals here to keep papers, he said.

Visit Prime Minister Hasina in Myanmar soon and this issue be discussed there.

The election held recently in Myanmar said a window of opportunity that send back illegal Myanmar immigrants created, Finley's.

FOC WITH CHINA

Ministry of Foreign Affairs meeting (FOC) at the level of Secretary of Oct 17 starts and lets the Secretary himself on Saturday attend the meeting.

"We will discuss if it any problem in the implementation of the decisions of the Government," he said, "a new decision will be taken neither signed an agreement in the meeting."

"It is more a shepherds meet."

KOSOVO QUESTION

The Government is considering recognize Kosovo, but any decision to still be taken according to the Foreign Minister.

"This is a discussion."

RECOGNITION OF THE NTC

The Government recognized National Council of transition as the interim Government of Libya, after the UN, said the Foreign Minister.

"So far we know 5,000 people are still in Libya and all of them are in safety."

Source: bdnews24.com

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