New Delhi: The Indian Foreign Minister said that the Prime Minister of India called on the interim leader of Bangladesh to avoid rhetoric that affected bilateral relations during his first meeting on Friday after the sacked Bangladeshi premiere Sheikh Hasina on Friday.

Relations between South Asian neighbors, who were strong under Hussein, have been worsened since their escape from the country last August, facing mass protests, and after seeking asylum in India.

Mohammad Younus met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the banks of a bookstore summit in Bengk.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Masri told reporters, “Prime Minister (Modi) emphasized that any rhetoric improves the environment.”

Masri said, “(Modi) reiterated India’s support for a democratic, stable, peaceful, progressive and comprehensive Bangladesh.

Bangladesh described the 40 -minute exchange between the two leaders as “clear, productive and constructive”. Younus’s press office said in a statement that Yunus told Modi that Bangladesh wants to work with him to establish relations on the right path for the benefit of the two countries.

Without further clarification, the two leaders discussed Bangladesh’s request to seek Hussein’s extradition. Bangladesh’s statement quoted Younis as saying that “he has made permanent false and inflammation against Bangladesh’s interim government.”

Younus requested that New Delhi took appropriate steps to prevent Hussein from setting fire to India, adding that Modi said that India did not support any particular party in Bangladesh.