KOLKATA, India, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post through video conferencing.
"We are together on the path of development and this is an important milestone in our cooperation," said Modi.
"We are close neighbours and will promote cooperation in the interest of the people of our country. We are friends and this communication is for the interest of the masses," Hasina replied.
While Modi spoke in Hindi, Hasina spoke in Bengali. Petrapole is in North 24 Parganas district of India's eastern state of West Bengal and located 82 km from Kolkata.
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