প্রকাশ: 07/08/2022
Bangladesh and China on Sunday signed four MoUs and
agreements to boost cooperation between the two countries.
The cooperation documents were signed after an hour-long
bilateral meeting between Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi
and his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen at a city hotel.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam briefed
the media after the bilateral meeting and said details of the signed documents
will be shared with the media later.
Disaster management, cultural exchange (renewal) and marine
science cooperation are among the signed documents.
He said the Chinese Foreign Minister is pleased to see
Bangladesh’s socioeconomic progress under the leadership of Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina.
Both sides discussed bilateral, regional and global issues
in the meeting with a hope to “elevate” the relationship between the two
countries to a “new level”.
Minister Wang laid emphasis on joint collaboration in the
future and appreciated Bangladesh’s position on “One-China” policy.
“We must stop it (worsening situation in Rohingya camp),”
Shahriar said while responding to a question on the Rohingya issue.
He said the Chinese side said they are committed and they
will remain committed and will do their best to find the solution to the
Rohingya crisis.
China has said his country is sincerely working to find a
solution to the Rohingya crisis terming Myanmar a difficult country to handle.
“Myanmar is a difficult country. We are sincerely working to
resolve the crisis and will continue our efforts in the future. He (Minister
Wang) stated it very clearly. It’s a difficult country and difficult to
handle,” Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque told reporters quoting
the Chinese Foreign Minister as saying.
Razzaque, who received the Chinese Foreign Minister upon his
arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday, conveyed to
Minister Wang that Bangladesh is unable to bear such a big burden as the
country has limited resources.
The Agriculture Minister said there is an impact on social
security and social stability of the country due to the presence of over 1.1
million Rohingyas in Bangladesh.
“It’s a big threat to our national security,” he told the
Chinese Foreign Minister after welcoming him to Bangladesh.
Minister Wang visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at
Dhanmondi-32 on Saturday evening and paid tribute to Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He signed visitors’ book there.
Shahriar Alam received the Chinese Foreign Minister at the
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.
Minister Wang is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina before leaving Dhaka.
He will leave for Mongolia wrapping up his less than 24
hours visit to Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his meeting with Momen said
all Bangladeshi students will return to China from today visas will be issued
accordingly, said Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission Hualong Yan.
Foreign Minister Momen saw Wang off at Hazrat Shahjalal
International Airport at 10:45am Sunday.
- UNB
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