Nothing wrong in BD\\\'s good relations with India, China: Mozena

The United States sees Bangladesh's growing engagement with major global players India and China as a ‘good thing’ that brings ‘gains for everyone’. US Ambassador Dan W Mozena said this at a country lecture titled ‘America’s Partnership with Bangladesh: Stronger, Deeper and Broader than Ever’ in the city. ‘Of course, Bangladesh is going to have a good relation with India. There’s no option…I’ve visited so many districts on the border. I’ve seen the potential for enormous flow of trade with seven sisters (Indian states), which is really not happening now,’ said the diplomat. On China, Mozena said Chinese engagement here is a good thing for Bangladesh. ‘Deepening its (Bangladesh’s) partnership with China…that’s good for Bangladesh, that’s a good thing, everybody gains.’ He referred to China Major Bridge Engineering Company (CMBEC) which got the job of Padma Bridge construction and mentioned that the bridge will have enormous contribution to the GDP. Mozena said his mandate was to broaden, deepen and strengthen America’s partnership with Bangladesh as the US thinks sky is the limit. ‘I still drag my mandate with me everywhere I go and I’ll continue to work to fulfill that mandate …to the benefit of the people of both America and Bangladesh,’ he added, according to UNB.