Beijing, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met President Xi Jinping and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang here on Wednesday as the two countries signed 21 agreements and announced seven more projects to further elevate their strategic cooperative ties.
China also said it is willing to use the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations next year as an opportunity to deepen high-quality joint construction of Belt and Road projects, among other things, the state news agency reported. Chinese Xinhua.
Among the new projects announced are the “Conclusion of the joint feasibility study on the China-Bangladesh free trade agreement” and the “Start of the negotiation on the optimization of the China-Bangladesh Bilateral Investment Treaty”.
During the meetings, both countries agreed to upgrade their "strategic partnership" to a "comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership," Bangladesh state news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported.
"China will help Bangladesh economically in four ways: providing grants, interest-free loans, concessional loans and commercial loans," the Chinese president said during the bilateral meeting with Hasina," he said.
Xinhua reported that China supports Bangladesh to adhere to an independent foreign policy, adopt a development path that suits its national conditions, safeguard national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and oppose any external interference.
Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud, briefing reporters on the outcome of the meeting, said that the Chinese President agreed that a technical committee of both countries would meet to decide how the four types of financial assistance would be given to Bangladesh to support its development.
"China's technical committee will visit Bangladesh soon," he said.
Mahmud said that the Chinese president raised the Rohingya issue long before the Bangladesh Prime Minister raised it, saying: "Xi Jinping promised to play an important role in resolving the Rohingya issue by holding talks with the Myanmar government and the Arakan Army."
The two sides should hold the "China-Bangladesh Year of People-to-People Exchange" next year to promote exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, tourism, media, sports and other fields between the two countries. .
Giving details about the Li-Hasina meeting, BSS said the agreements were signed in the presence of Hasina and Li after delegation-level talks between the two countries.
The bilateral talks mainly addressed the Rohingya issue, business, trade, investment and bilateral relations along with various regional and international issues.
The instruments on cooperation in the economic and banking sector, trade and investment, digital economy, infrastructure development, assistance in disaster management, construction of the sixth and ninth friendship bridges between Bangladesh and China, export of agricultural products of Bangladesh and connectivity between towns. were signed, according to the BSS report.
Among the instruments signed are the 'MoU on strengthening investment cooperation in the digital economy'; “MoU on Banking and Insurance Regulation between the National Financial Regulatory Administration of China (NFRA) and Bangladesh Bank”; “Protocol of phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh mangoes from Bangladesh to China”; 'MoU on strengthening infrastructure cooperation; "MoU on Cooperation for Green and Low Carbon Development" and "Renewal of MoU on Providing Hydrological Information of Yaluzangbu/Brahmaputra River in Flood Season by China to Bangladesh," the BSS report said.
Later, Hasina left for Dhaka, concluding her three-day bilateral visit to China.
China also said it is willing to use the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations next year as an opportunity to deepen high-quality joint construction of Belt and Road projects, among other things, the state news agency reported. Chinese Xinhua.
Among the new projects announced are the “Conclusion of the joint feasibility study on the China-Bangladesh free trade agreement” and the “Start of the negotiation on the optimization of the China-Bangladesh Bilateral Investment Treaty”.
During the meetings, both countries agreed to upgrade their "strategic partnership" to a "comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership," Bangladesh state news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported.
"China will help Bangladesh economically in four ways: providing grants, interest-free loans, concessional loans and commercial loans," the Chinese president said during the bilateral meeting with Hasina," he said.
Xinhua reported that China supports Bangladesh to adhere to an independent foreign policy, adopt a development path that suits its national conditions, safeguard national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and oppose any external interference.
Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud, briefing reporters on the outcome of the meeting, said that the Chinese President agreed that a technical committee of both countries would meet to decide how the four types of financial assistance would be given to Bangladesh to support its development.
"China's technical committee will visit Bangladesh soon," he said.
Mahmud said that the Chinese president raised the Rohingya issue long before the Bangladesh Prime Minister raised it, saying: "Xi Jinping promised to play an important role in resolving the Rohingya issue by holding talks with the Myanmar government and the Arakan Army."
The two sides should hold the "China-Bangladesh Year of People-to-People Exchange" next year to promote exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, tourism, media, sports and other fields between the two countries. .
Giving details about the Li-Hasina meeting, BSS said the agreements were signed in the presence of Hasina and Li after delegation-level talks between the two countries.
The bilateral talks mainly addressed the Rohingya issue, business, trade, investment and bilateral relations along with various regional and international issues.
The instruments on cooperation in the economic and banking sector, trade and investment, digital economy, infrastructure development, assistance in disaster management, construction of the sixth and ninth friendship bridges between Bangladesh and China, export of agricultural products of Bangladesh and connectivity between towns. were signed, according to the BSS report.
Among the instruments signed are the 'MoU on strengthening investment cooperation in the digital economy'; “MoU on Banking and Insurance Regulation between the National Financial Regulatory Administration of China (NFRA) and Bangladesh Bank”; “Protocol of phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh mangoes from Bangladesh to China”; 'MoU on strengthening infrastructure cooperation; "MoU on Cooperation for Green and Low Carbon Development" and "Renewal of MoU on Providing Hydrological Information of Yaluzangbu/Brahmaputra River in Flood Season by China to Bangladesh," the BSS report said.
Later, Hasina left for Dhaka, concluding her three-day bilateral visit to China.
