Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said the visit of the largest-ever business delegation in Bangladesh from China led by Chinese minister of commerce 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.
‘We are confident that this visit will send a strong signal of openness, cooperation and mutual benefit, and will elevate China-Bangladesh economic and trade relations to a new level,’ he said at a programme here, adding that Chinese minister of commerce will 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 the 15th meeting of the Bangladesh-China Joint Economic and Trade Commission will be held to agree on concrete measures to further our economic and trade cooperation.
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organised the country lecture on ‘Five Decades of Bangladesh-China Relations: Towards a New Height’ at the BIISS auditorium.
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BIISS director general Major General Iftekhar Anis delivered welcome remarks while its chairman AFM Gousal Azam Sarker chaired the session. Executive director of the Centre for Alternatives, Bangladesh Imtiaz Ahmed made a presentation.