Dhaka:
Putting a lid on the row triggered by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's controversial remarks, Bangladesh today said there is "no scope" for any "misunderstanding" and resolved to jointly combat terrorism in all its forms.
As External Affairs Minister S M Krishna was poised to wrap up a visit to Dhaka aimed at damage control following the Prime Minister's utterances last week, Bangladesh said since the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has issued a clarification "there is no room for any kind of misunderstanding".
After Krishna's hour-long delegation-level talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Dipu Moni and a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Moni told Indian media persons that "such type of mistakes do happen. There is no scope for any misunderstanding now. We are looking forward to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Bangladesh".
Her comments came when she was asked about Singh's controversial "off-the-record" remarks that 25 per cent people of Bangladesh were anti-India. Singh's remarks, made during an interaction with editors in Delhi last week, were put on the official transcript but were later deleted.
Asked specifically if the matter relating to Singh's comments, which threatened to cast a shadow on bilateral ties, has been sorted out, Moni said, "already a clarification has been issued by your External Affairs Ministry. Mistakes like that also happen."
"We believe we have a wonderful relationship with India and I think there is no room for any kind of misunderstanding".