China to stay beside BD, says Wang

Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday his country would always remain beside Bangladesh in its development needs, reports BSS.
He said this during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganobhaban in the city in the afternoon.
Wang said China would extend all cooperation to Bangladesh in its stride to become a middle-income country by 2021 and a developed one by 2041.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Prime Minister's Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri said the Prime Minister and the Chinese Foreign Minister discussed matters relating to mutual interests.
The Chinese foreign minister highly appreciated Bangladesh's tremendous development and progress that the country made over the last six years under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
"Bangladesh is a fast-moving nation in this region due to its rapid development in all sectors," he said.
Mentioning that dream of development of Bangladesh and China is the same, Wang Yi expressed the hope that Bangladesh could reach its cherished goal if it effectively utilises all its capability and strength in the development process.
About regional cooperation, he said the problems of the countries like Bangladesh, China and India are almost the same.
"Bangladesh could act as a bridge between South and South East Asian regions in strengthening cooperation among the countries of the region," he said.
The Chinese foreign minister opined that Bangladesh could play a more important role in maintaining peace as well as achieving the desired development of the region.
Wang Yi expressed Chinese interest in importing jute and jute goods from Bangladesh and said China was ready to provide high-yielding variety of paddy seeds along with technological support to Bangladesh in the agriculture sector.