Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of UN Conference in New York.
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China and Bangladesh at the UN agreed to strengthen bilateral co-operation in various areas.
Calling Bangladesh “a good neighbour, good friend and good partner”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing regards Bangladesh as an important cooperation partner in the South Asia-Indian Ocean region and stands ready to maintain high-level exchanges with Dhaka.
In his meeting with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday, Xi agreed to expand bilateral co-operation in key areas such as trade, production capacity, energy development and infrastructure construction, reported Xinhua news agency.
The two countries should maintain communication and co-ordination on major international and regional issues, Xi said, adding that China will provide assistance within its capacity for Bangladesh to cope with climate change.
Also, China values the role Bangladesh plays in promoting the construction of an economic corridor connecting Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar, and will work closely with all other sides to achieve results as soon as possible.
Hasina, for her part, said Bangladesh and China have built a close partnership since the establishment of diplomatic relations 40 years ago and Dhaka is grateful to China for its long-time assistance for Bangladesh’s social and economic development.
Bangladesh is willing to strengthen co-operation with China in areas such as trade, finance, infrastructure construction and culture, and will actively participate in co-operation programmes under the framework of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar corridor.
