en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 6, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a bilateral meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Bangladesh formally sought China's participation and support in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project.
Dr. Mahmud visited China from May 5 to 7 at the invitation of Wang Yi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern, reached broad consensus, and reaffirmed their firm support for each other's core interests and major concerns. Both sides agreed to adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, deepen political mutual trust, strengthen the synergy of development strategies, and advance the Bangladesh-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
The Bangladesh side reiterated its firm commitment to the One-China Principle, reaffirmed that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and opposed any form of "Taiwan independence." The Chinese side reiterated its support for Bangladesh in safeguarding national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and supported the development path independently chosen by the Bangladeshi people. The two countries agreed to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and expand collaboration in areas such as economy and trade, investment, industry, digital economy, water resources, health, and people-to-people exchanges. The Bangladesh side highly appreciated the initiative of building a community with a shared future for mankind proposed by President Xi Jinping and welcomed the major global initiatives put forward by China.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, multilateralism, the democratization of international relations, and the peaceful settlement of disputes. On regional issues, the Bangladesh side highly appreciated China's propositions on maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East. Both sides called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, the protection of non-military targets, the restoration of peace and security, and the maintenance of normal passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Regarding the Rohingya crisis, the Chinese side stated that it would continue to support Bangladesh and Myanmar in finding a mutually acceptable solution to the issue of forcibly displaced persons from Rakhine State through dialogue and consultation, and would continue to do its utmost to support repatriation efforts. Dr. Mahmud invited the Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Bangladesh at a mutually convenient time.
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