Bangladesh and China have elevated their “closer comprehensive partnership of cooperation” to a “strategic partnership for cooperation” and agreed on working together on regional and international issues.
Published : 14 Oct 2016, 04:21 PM
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Both countries also agreed to jointly advance the China’s ‘belt and road initiative’ and establish and carry out “institutional cooperation” in areas of maritime cooperation and counterterrorism.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina disclosed their “elevated” level of cooperation at a joint statement after their official talks on Friday at the latter’s office.
“China, Bangladesh relationship is now at a new historical starting point and heading toward a promising future,” Xi said.
“China is ready to work with Bangladesh to move forward as friends and partners who trust and support each other and to add more substance to China-Bangladesh strategic partnership of cooperation.”
“This way China-Bangladesh cooperation will deliver more fruits to our people and contribute to peace, stability and development of the region,” President Xi continued.
“We agreed to form synergy between our respective development strategies, jointly advance the belt and road initiative and launch the joint feasibility study on a China, Bangladesh FTA to strengthen our trade and investment cooperation and strength practical cooperation in key areas such as infrastructure, productivity capacity, energy and power, transportation, ICT and agriculture."
He said China would “continue to do its best” to provide capital, technological and human resources support and carry out “more cooperation” on big projects with Bangladesh to support its economical and social development.