PM Modi, Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina Address Joint Press Conference: Highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held bilateral talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. The talks revolved around trade, connectivity and people-to-people ties.

Here are the highlights of PM Modi's speech:

• We have launched 12 projects together in the last one year. Our aim is to make lives better for our people. And that's the basis of our friendship.
• Taking LPG from Bangladesh is a win-win situation. It will provide gas to India and jobs in Bangladesh.
• We will open a professional development institute to prepare skilled workers for development of Bangladesh.
• The pipeline we inaugurated today has many advantages. It makes the process more eco-friendly and cost-effective. It makes it possible for operations to be all-weather and round-the-year.