Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said that visit of the largest-ever business delegation in Bangladesh from China led by Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao later this month would send a ‘strong signal’ of openness, cooperation and mutual benefit and will elevate the Bangladesh-China economic and trade relations to a new level.’
He made the remark at a programme organised by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, adding that the Chinese commerce minister would lead more than 100 Chinese investors to visit Bangladesh at the end of this month.
During the visit, the two sides will co-host a trade and investment exchange event, where hundreds of Chinese and Bangladeshi enterprises will engage and explore more cooperation opportunities.
Ambassador Yao said that the 15th meeting of the Bangladesh-China Joint Economic and Trade Commission would be held to agree on concrete measures to further our economic and trade cooperation.
BIISS organised a country lecture on ‘Five Decades of Bangladesh-China Relations: Towards a New Height’ at BIISS auditorium.
BIISS director general Major General Iftekhar Anis delivered welcome remarks while its chairman AFM Gousal Azam Sarker chaired the session. Centre for Alternatives, Bangladesh executive director Imtiaz Ahmed made a presentation.
