Tuesday, March 21 2006 15:35 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Suggesting more connectivity between India and Bangladesh, President A P J Abdul Kalam today(Mar 21,2006) said this would lead to 'more connectivity of mind'.

"Physical connectivity will lead to more connectivity of mind," the President told Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia when she called on him at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

During the 30-minute meeting, the President talked aboutconnectivity between the two countries and said there should be more links between the two countries by road, rail and air, Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman S M Khan said.

Kalam also offered assistance to Bangaldesh in its rural-health programme, including telemedicine, he said.

Explaining the Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) policy to Zia, he said it was also applicable to Bangaldesh whose majority population lived in rural areas.

Sources in the meeting said the two leaders discussed water-sharing issues between the two countries.

Zia invited Kalam to visit Bangladesh.