Beijing awaiting Dhaka's proposal on building deep seaport in Chittagong
China is waiting for a concrete proposal from Bangladesh to build deep seaport in Chitt-agong, Chinese Amba-ssador in Dhaka Zhang Xianyi said here Thursday.(UNB)
"China is likely to contribute to the development of the deep seaport," he told a press briefing at the embassy ahead of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinpeng's two-day official visit to Ban-gladesh on June 14-15.
Bangladesh sought China's assistance to build the deep seaport during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Beijing on March 17-21. The Ambassador further said that China also has a positive attitude towards connectivity and promoting projects relating to roadway and railway links between the two countries to promote trade and economic cooperation. On Chitt-agong-Kunming highway through Myanmar, Zhang said all the three countries are very positive about building the tri-nation highway. "All the three players will have to come together.It needs time to coordinate the efforts."
"China is likely to contribute to the development of the deep seaport," he told a press briefing at the embassy ahead of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinpeng's two-day official visit to Ban-gladesh on June 14-15.
Bangladesh sought China's assistance to build the deep seaport during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Beijing on March 17-21. The Ambassador further said that China also has a positive attitude towards connectivity and promoting projects relating to roadway and railway links between the two countries to promote trade and economic cooperation. On Chitt-agong-Kunming highway through Myanmar, Zhang said all the three countries are very positive about building the tri-nation highway. "All the three players will have to come together.It needs time to coordinate the efforts."
Asked about the purchase of military hardware from China, he said the defence cooperation between the two militaries is excellent but did not say anything precisely about any purchase deal. "It's a normal trade�We don't have major contract in last few years," he told a correspondent. The Ambassador termed Chinese Vice President Xi Jinpeng's visit to Bangladesh "very important" as it takes place on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Dhaka and Beijing.
He said the bilateral trade and economic cooperation will be high on Xi Jinpeng's agenda alongside strengthening existing friendly relations. This is for the first time a Vice President from China is visiting Bangladesh. The high profile visit takes place within less than three months of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Beijing.
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He said the bilateral trade and economic cooperation will be high on Xi Jinpeng's agenda alongside strengthening existing friendly relations. This is for the first time a Vice President from China is visiting Bangladesh. The high profile visit takes place within less than three months of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Beijing.
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