China, Bangladesh lift ties to strategic partnership of cooperation
(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-10-15 06:59
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony held by his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Hamid upon his arrival at the airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 14, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Hasina, for her part, said the traditional friendship between Bangladesh and China, forged by the two countries' leaders of the older generation, enjoys deeply rooted public support in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh admires China's economic achievement, and is ready to strengthen cooperation with China while pursuing its "Sonar Bangla" dream, said the prime minister.
Bangladesh resolutely adheres to the one-China policy and is ready to maintain mutual understanding and support with the Chinese side on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, she said.
After their talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing of a number of cooperation documents covering such areas as the joint building of the Belt and Road Initiative, production capacity cooperation, information and telecommunication, energy and power, diplomacy, maritime affairs, disaster prevention and alleviation, and climate change.
The two sides also issued a joint statement about the upgrading of bilateral ties to a strategic partnership of cooperation.
The document said the visit has ushered the traditional friendship between China and Bangladesh into a new era and bears significant historical importance to the bilateral relationship.
The two sides agreed to enhance high-level exchanges, maintain frequent contacts between leaders of the two countries on the sidelines of multilateral fora, strengthening exchanges and cooperation at various levels between the two governments, legislative bodies, political parties, and peoples to deepen mutual trust at all levels.
They agreed to enhance the alignment of the development strategies of the two countries, fully tap the potentials of cooperation in various areas, work on "the Belt and Road Initiative" so as to realize sustainable development and common prosperity of the two countries.
